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At least 6 Gaza militants killed in IAF airstrikes
By Yuval Azoulay and Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent, and Reuters
Tags: Sderot, Israel, Qassam, Gaza

A string of Israel Air Force strikes killed at least six Hamas gunmen and wounded at least eight others in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and early Sunday, only hours after members of the Islamist group detonated two bomb-laden vehicles at the Kerem Shalom Israel-Gaza border crossing, wounding 13 Israeli soldiers.

Early Sunday, Palestinian medics said a Hamas militant was killed and six were wounded in two separate IAF air strikes, one east of Gaza City and the other in northern Gaza.

Shortly after the strikes, two Qassam rockets were fired from Gaza at the western Negev. No injuries or damage were reported as the rockets exploded in an open area. Later Sunday evening, Gaza militants fired five additional rockets into Israel. They too hit open areas and caused no damage or injuries.
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On Saturday, An Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman said an IAF aircraft fired a missile at a group of militants spotted approaching the Gaza border fence. She said the militants were on their way to launch Qassam rockets into Israel.

Also on Saturday, Palestinian security and health officials said a mechanic with the Hamas police was killed and four people were wounded in an IAF strike in southern Gaza.

Earlier Saturday, a Hamas militant was killed in a separate incident when IDF troops raided a neighborhood of Gaza City.

On Friday, a Qassam rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit high-tension power lines in Sderot, causing an electricity blackout in several neighborhoods of the western Negev town and a nearby kibbutz.

Another rocket exploded in the yard of a residential building, causing some property damage. Police sources said several people were treated for shock.

Sixteen Qassam rockets were fired toward Israel on Friday and hit open areas. One rocket sparked a fire, which was later contained. No injuries were reported.

On Thursday, 17 rockets were fired at the western Negev, including an upgraded Qassam rocket which activated the "color red" alert in Ashkelon. They all hit open areas across the region, but no injuries were reported.

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      1.   Turn the lights off in Gaza 23:24  |  R 18/04/08
      2.   Israel still supplies Gaza 23:40  |  Yonatan 18/04/08
      3.   Seems fair enough 23:41  |  Clickfool 18/04/08
      4.   Israel: PA can reopen 20 police stations in West Bank 23:53  |  Genuine Tosefta 18/04/08
      5.   olmert -- responsd already 00:08  |  vik 19/04/08
      6.   Don`t be Silly 00:12  |  Tamir 19/04/08
      7.   Evidently it`s not collective punishment when it`s Israelis 00:24  |  McQueen 19/04/08
      8.   Qassam hits power lines in Sderot 00:30  |  Akiva P 19/04/08
      9.   #3 Clickfool supports "collective punishment" 00:33  |  Conroy 19/04/08
      10.   Clickfool 00:34  |  Brad 19/04/08
      11.   While Sderot suffers a blackout, Gaza remains in the Dark Ages 00:39  |  Ian Robertson 19/04/08
      12.   Don`t worry - Carter will fix it! 00:57  |  Mike 19/04/08
      13.   Yeah, Barak Is Doing His Usual Masterful Job 01:00  |  Tod Zuckerman 19/04/08
      14.   Ian Robertson on Gaza in dark ages 01:03  |  Rory 19/04/08
      15.   Where is Jimmy Carter 01:14  |  Ron 19/04/08
      16.   regarding Gazans 02:00  |  Roy Palmer 19/04/08
      17.   3 Clickfool,fair enough,agreed! 02:09  |  lakshmi 19/04/08
      18.   Shocking 02:18  |  Denise 19/04/08
      19.   16 Roy Palmer,is there any other country which would continue a 02:29  |  lakshmi 19/04/08
      20.   LMFAO @ The Irony 03:07  |  POP 19/04/08
      21.   #19 Lakshmi; The 60 yr occupation 03:30  |  Murray of Montreal 19/04/08
      22.   turn off power to gaza twice as long and charge to oil bill 03:55  |  ralph 19/04/08
      23.   Happy Passover from Hamas and Jimmy Carter your peace partner/mak 06:07  |  r 19/04/08
      24.   One day like a Gazan! 07:22  |  Niva dos santos 19/04/08
      25.   A PRETTY GOOD RESULT 07:30  |  indrajaya 19/04/08
      26.   Halt the missile attacks on Sderot. 07:49  |  Jean Van Daem 19/04/08
      27.   TREATED FOR SHOCK?? 08:08  |  J Shaefer 19/04/08
      28.   #9 Conroy 08:08  |  Wissam 19/04/08
      29.   Israeli`s need to march and force Olmert to accept truce 08:19  |  Joe 19/04/08
      30.   To lakshmi # 19 - Again the word OCCUPATION? 09:21  |  disraeli 19/04/08
      31.   Government must be more active. 09:29  |  Vitaly Spitsberg 19/04/08
      32.   NO TRUCE - BUT ACTION. 09:33  |  The Threadmill 19/04/08
      33.   The People of Sderot..... 10:03  |  Dolly 19/04/08
      34.   To Jean van Daem # 26 - The PA obliged???.. 10:32  |  Onlooker 19/04/08
      35.   Predictable chorus of Israel-haters 10:40  |  Mike 19/04/08
      36.   Predictable chorus of Israel-haters 10:40  |  Mike 19/04/08
      37.   For Conroy # 9 10:45  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      38.   For Lakshmi # 17 10:47  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      39.   Request for Jean Van Daem # 26 10:51  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      40.   #1 You are obviously right 12:19  |  Sidney 19/04/08
      41.   Under the rockets in Sderot. 12:34  |  Jean Van Daem 19/04/08
      42.   A shocking event 13:16  |  Stephen of New York 19/04/08
      43.   raze filthy gaza 16:26  |  frenz 19/04/08
      44.   #37 Clickfool, you don`t know what "collective punishment" is 16:27  |  Conroy 19/04/08
      45.   #21 Murray of Montreal 17:01  |  guy 19/04/08
      46.   Still rockets still 2006 all over again RIGHT ??? 17:32  |  M. S. 19/04/08
      47.   #45 Guy; There is no need to fight the case in court 18:28  |  Murray of Montreal 19/04/08
      48.   Just for Passover -Olmert`s :And there shell Not be light 18:49  |  Sal 19/04/08
      49.   # 44 Conroy 19:01  |  guy 19/04/08
      50.   Olmert Stop! 19:09  |  Gee 19/04/08
      51.   For Conroy again # 44 19:14  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      52.   #49 Clickfool you continually avoid the key issue: Qassams. 19:40  |  Conroy 19/04/08
      53.   #49 guy, don`t put words in my mouth 20:12  |  Conroy 19/04/08
      54.   Conroy it is yu who purposely avoid the issue: seige occupation 23:53  |  think about it 19/04/08
      55.   A deal for Conroy to consider #52 23:58  |  Clickfool 19/04/08
      56.   Anything IDF will do to retaliate will not be "fair enough" 00:01  |  Real Revenge Seeker 20/04/08
      57.   clickfool, indaraya, lakshmi 00:05  |  fish 20/04/08
      58.   more craziness from the Israelis 00:18  |  Mark 20/04/08
      59.   #51 Clickfool 00:47  |  MrRad 20/04/08
      60.   When will Israel see the light? 01:28  |  Maureen Ann 20/04/08
      61.   As long as Israel does not lift the seize 01:33  |  Jaffar 20/04/08
      62.   # 52 Conroy- Key issue 01:38  |  Bobby 20/04/08
      63.   More shocking violence against Palestinians by the IDF 02:05  |  Dutch 20/04/08
      64.   #45 guy what about that other 02:37  |  MaryRose 20/04/08
      65.   merry passover!! 02:52  |  think about it 20/04/08
      66.   Happy Passover Dutch 03:03  |  Conroy 20/04/08
      67.   Gaza Delanda Est 03:09  |  Jeff Northridge 20/04/08
      68.   MIKE I Totally agree & im from another country 03:25  |  FRED 20/04/08
      69.   Conroy no swiss chocolates for you 03:28  |  think about it 20/04/08
      70.   Clickfool Revealed 03:28  |  utagawa 20/04/08
      71.   MIKE I totally agree and Im from another country 03:28  |  FRED 20/04/08
      72.   think about it # 56 Choke On This