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Israeli army may target Hamas leaders after rocket from Gaza kills 1

Palestinian fighters in Gaza fired a rocket that killed a person in southern Israel on Saturday, medics said.

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  • Published: 16:11 December 27, 2008
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Occupied Jerusalem: Palestinian fighters in Gaza fired a rocket that killed a person in southern Israel on Saturday, medics said.

Another two people in the Israeli town of Netivot were moderately wounded, the Magen David Adom ambulance service said.

Israel's armed forces may attack the Hamas leadership as part of their offensive in the Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said on Saturday.

Spokeswoman Major Avital Leibovitch, told reporters: "Anything belonging to Hamas could be a target. You can interpret that as you like."

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