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Israeli tank fire killed four members of a Palestinian family in the Gaza Strip yesterday, drawing vows of revenge from Hamas militants and fraying a security deal meant to lay the groundwork for a ceasefire.

A grenade fired at the office of a cousin of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday missed its target and struck an adjacent jail, injuring 10 prisoners, Palestinian security sources said.

Hamas swept to victory in local elections in the West Bank?s largest cities according to preliminary votes released on Friday.

Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was killed yesterday in a dastardly Israeli helicopter strike in Gaza, prompting Hamas, the Palestinian movement he founded, to declare an all-out war on Israel.