Israeli aircraft bomb in central Gaza - Hamas

Sun Feb 1, 2009 3:45pm EST

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GAZA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft bombed a Hamas security target in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Islamist group said.

There were no casualties from the attack that came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed a "disproportionate" response to rocket and mortar fire from Gaza that injured three Israelis.

The Israeli military had no immediate comment.

Witnesses said a missile struck after dark in a cluster of caravans that served as a Hamas security headquarters in Mughraqa, a village at the centre of the coastal enclave.

They said the site had been evacuated, apparently after Israel telephoned warnings to Palestinians in Gaza to leave any buildings where weapons were located.



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