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The latest developments in the Gaza Strip as Israel unleashes
its heaviest shelling of Gaza's crowded neighbourhoods, in what
might be a final push against Hamas before a ceasefire
deal.
Gaza
Hamas tells Egypt it would agree to a year-long renewable ceasefire
in Gaza if Israel pulls out all its forces within 5-7 days and
reopens border crossings immediately, Hamas and diplomatic sources
said.
Jersusalem
Israel's prime minister, foreign minister and defence minister will
make decisions about a ceasefire after getting a briefing about
talks in Cairo, an official said.
Gaza
Israel kills senior Hamas leader Saeed Seyyam in an air strike
after unleashing its heaviest shelling of Gaza neighbourhoods since
the start of the 20-day-old operation. Seyyam was interior minister
in Hamas's government and oversaw 13,000 Hamas police and security
men. He was killed in an air strike in Jabalya refugee camp along
with 10 other people including his brother and other senior
operatives, Hamas said.
Gaza
Israeli shells strike a UN compound and a media building, an
attempt to force Hamas to accept Israel's terms for a truce. A
hospital was also hit the fighting. At least 15 Palestinians were
killed in the city, medical officials said.
Beersheba
Two Israelis seriously wounded from a rocket that landed near cars
in central Beersheba. They were hit when they abandoned their car
to seek shelter and lay on the ground, an ambulance service said.
Four others were lightly wounded.
Jerusalem
Addressing a main Israeli concern, US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice told Prime Minister Ehud Olmert by telephone that
Washington would sign an agreement on measures to stop Hamas from
rearming after a ceasefire, Olmert's office said.
Death toll
At least 1,076 Palestinians have been killed in the air-and-ground
offensive and more than 5,000 have been wounded, according to the
Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. A Palestinian rights group said
at least 670 of the dead were civilians.
Thirteen Israelis have been killed - 10 soldiers and three civilians hit by Hamas rocket fire since Israel launched on December 27 a military campaign it said was aimed at ending such salvoes.
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