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| Israeli aircraft struck Hamas targets in Gaza during Sunday night, the Israeli military has said. | |
| The strikes came after Israeli PM Ehud Olmert vowed to continue a crackdown against Hamas, following the death of an Israeli man in a rocket attack. | |
| "No-one involved in terror has immunity," Mr Olmert told his Cabinet. | "No-one involved in terror has immunity," Mr Olmert told his Cabinet. |
| About 40 people have been killed in Gaza in 12 days of Israeli air strikes designed to stop the rocketing. Hamas said its attacks would not stop. | |
| "We will not surrender, we will not raise the white flag," said spokesman Ayman Taha. | |
| Attempts by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who belongs to the rival Fatah faction, to revive a ceasefire with Israel and halt Hamas attacks have come to nothing. | Attempts by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who belongs to the rival Fatah faction, to revive a ceasefire with Israel and halt Hamas attacks have come to nothing. |
| "The truce must be reciprocal and implemented simultaneously in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank," said Mr Taha, after a meeting between factions in Gaza City on Sunday evening. | "The truce must be reciprocal and implemented simultaneously in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank," said Mr Taha, after a meeting between factions in Gaza City on Sunday evening. |
| "The Israelis are continuing their operations and Ehud Olmert is refusing any truce. It's not the resistance that is to blame, it's the occupation." | "The Israelis are continuing their operations and Ehud Olmert is refusing any truce. It's not the resistance that is to blame, it's the occupation." |
| 'Not safe' | 'Not safe' |
| Mr Olmert hinted that any Israeli action would be open-ended. | Mr Olmert hinted that any Israeli action would be open-ended. |
| Olmert (far right) spoke after the weekly cabinet meeting | Olmert (far right) spoke after the weekly cabinet meeting |
| "We are not acting according to any timetable that is dictated externally. We will decide where, how and to what extent we act," he said. | "We are not acting according to any timetable that is dictated externally. We will decide where, how and to what extent we act," he said. |
| The Israeli man died on Sunday morning after shrapnel hit him in the neck in the town of Sderot. Hamas militants said they had carried out the rocket attack. | The Israeli man died on Sunday morning after shrapnel hit him in the neck in the town of Sderot. Hamas militants said they had carried out the rocket attack. |
| One other Israeli civilian has been killed and 16 wounded by rockets fired on Israeli towns, particularly Sderot, in recent days. | One other Israeli civilian has been killed and 16 wounded by rockets fired on Israeli towns, particularly Sderot, in recent days. |
| According to the Israeli army, more than 230 rockets have been fired from Gaza since mid-May. | According to the Israeli army, more than 230 rockets have been fired from Gaza since mid-May. |
| Mr Olmert's spokeswoman said that Israel would not only target those directly involved in the rocket attacks. | Mr Olmert's spokeswoman said that Israel would not only target those directly involved in the rocket attacks. |
| "If somebody in the hierarchy is involved in terrorism, they should not feel safe," said Miri Eisin. | "If somebody in the hierarchy is involved in terrorism, they should not feel safe," said Miri Eisin. |
| On Saturday Israel arrested a Hamas member of the Palestinian cabinet, Wasfi Kabaha. | On Saturday Israel arrested a Hamas member of the Palestinian cabinet, Wasfi Kabaha. |
| The arrest follows the detention on Thursday of Education Minister Nasser al-Shaer and about 30 other officials in the West Bank. | The arrest follows the detention on Thursday of Education Minister Nasser al-Shaer and about 30 other officials in the West Bank. |
| Hamas has warned that any Israeli attack against the group's military or political leaders would make the release of Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit more uncertain. | Hamas has warned that any Israeli attack against the group's military or political leaders would make the release of Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit more uncertain. |
| Cpl Shalit has not been heard from or seen since his capture in Gaza in June 2006. | Cpl Shalit has not been heard from or seen since his capture in Gaza in June 2006. |