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| Four people have died in an Israeli strike on a Hamas-run police station in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinians say. | Four people have died in an Israeli strike on a Hamas-run police station in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinians say. |
| The Israeli military said in a statement it had targeted a rocket crew position in southern Gaza. | The Israeli military said in a statement it had targeted a rocket crew position in southern Gaza. |
| It said it attacked "in response to rocket and mortar attacks... on localities in southern Israel". | It said it attacked "in response to rocket and mortar attacks... on localities in southern Israel". |
| The strike came as Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak warned a "broad operation" was imminent in Gaza. | The strike came as Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak warned a "broad operation" was imminent in Gaza. |
| He told reporters: "Every passing day brings us closer to a broad operation in Gaza. | He told reporters: "Every passing day brings us closer to a broad operation in Gaza. |
| "We are not looking forward to it, we would be happy if circumstances prevented it." | "We are not looking forward to it, we would be happy if circumstances prevented it." |
| Analysts say the army would face unprecedented resistance from Hamas militants who have been rearming and digging in the densely populated territory. | |
| Retaliation | Retaliation |
| Israel has carried out several air strikes inside Gaza in recent months in retaliation for almost daily rocket attacks on Israel by Palestinian militants. | Israel has carried out several air strikes inside Gaza in recent months in retaliation for almost daily rocket attacks on Israel by Palestinian militants. |
| The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in the West Bank says Israel's pressure on Hamas, or on the Gaza Strip, is not relenting. | The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in the West Bank says Israel's pressure on Hamas, or on the Gaza Strip, is not relenting. |
| Earlier on Tuesday an Israeli missile hit a house in northern Gaza, injuring two children. | Earlier on Tuesday an Israeli missile hit a house in northern Gaza, injuring two children. |
| The military said it was aiming at a rocket squad, but the missile misfired, hitting the house. | |
| The Israeli attacks followed a mortar attack on an Israeli farming community near the border, causing damage to a house but no injuries. | |
| Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June, ousting its Fatah rivals. | Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June, ousting its Fatah rivals. |
| On Monday Israel said it would reconsider plans to curb power supplies to Gaza, in retaliation for rocket attacks, after legal advice from the attorney general. | On Monday Israel said it would reconsider plans to curb power supplies to Gaza, in retaliation for rocket attacks, after legal advice from the attorney general. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had condemned the plans as unacceptable and punitive. | |
| Israel's Supreme Courts has given the government until Friday to justify the economic sanctions it is seeking to impose on the Palestinian territory. | |
| Gaza relies on Israel for almost all its fuel and petrol, and more than half of its electricity. |