Hamas is signalling it would stop attacks on Israelis in exchange for a halt of Israel’s military strikes, a senior Palestinian Authority official said today.

Israeli helicopters fired missiles in a strike in Gaza City today.

ISRAEL plans to kill more militant chiefs in raids mirroring a lethal missile strike on a top Hamas leader, Israeli officials warned yesterday.

A 55-YEAR-OLD Palestinian woman was killed yesterday and her son injured in an explosion at the West Bank farm of a fugitive Islamic militant.

A 55-year-old Palestinian woman was killed today and her son injured in an explosion at the West Bank farm of a fugitive Islamic militant.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has insisted he will not shy away from a confrontation with the militant Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups to revive what hope remains for peace in the Middle East.

Palestinians have fired machine guns in the air, stoned police and attacked Jewish houses after the founder of Hamas was arrested.

Four Palestinians have been killed and at least 129 wounded by Israeli fire during unrest in the West Bank.