Israel assassinated a Hamas strongman today by dropping a one-ton bomb on his house, also killing two of his wives and four of his children.

Thousands of triumphant Palestinians poured into abandoned Jewish settlements early today, setting buildings on fire, ripping out window frames and shooting in the air.

A MOTHER of four adult children is to swap her Cork home for one in France tomorrow so she can adopt a very bright little Indian boy born with only one limb.

Armoured vehicles massed on Gaza’s border today after Israel’s security Cabinet approved a large-scale military operation – codenamed Days of Penitence - to stop Palestinian rocket fire.