A mysterious blast after nightfall tonight levelled a building in Gaza City, killing four people and wounding at least 30, residents and hospital officials said.

An explosion destroyed a house after nightfall tonight in Gaza City, killing three people and injuring many more, residents and hospital officials said.

An explosion destroyed a house after nightfall today in Gaza City, killing one person and injuring at least 21 others, residents and hospital officials said.

A car bomb killed a leader of the Hamas militant group in Damascus today. In Israel, security officials acknowledged the Jewish state was involved in the assassination.

ISRAELI helicopters attacked a Hamas training camp in Gaza City early yesterday, killing at least 14 people in the deadliest air strike on Palestinian militants in four years.

Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field in Gaza City, killing at least 13 militants and wounding 25 other Palestinians, witnesses said, in the bloodiest incident there in four months.

At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 25 wounded tonight when five explosions rocked a field in the eastern part of Gaza City used by militants for training, witnesses said.

Five explosions rocked a field tonight in the eastern part of Gaza City used by militants for training, witnesses said, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens.

An unusual Israeli attack next to a house in Gaza City killed five people, witnesses and hospital officials said, just hours before prime minister Ariel Sharon faced a crucial party test linked to his plan to pull Israeli forces and settlers out of Gaza.

Israel was bracing itself today for suicide and other revenge attacks by Palestinian militants after the bloodiest day of fighting in the Gaza Strip in 16 months.

At least 14 Palestinians were killed in gun battles with Israeli troops in one of the bloodiest days in Gaza in months.

Israeli troops moved into a neighbourhood at the eastern edge of Gaza City early today, killing eight Palestinians and wounding at least 25 others in exchanges of fire, residents said.

Ten Palestinians died and around 100 were wounded in a series of Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip yesterday, including seven killed in a refugee camp as helicopter gunships targeted a car.

ISRAELI tanks and soldiers battled Palestinian militants in the streets of Gaza City before dawn yesterday in violence that left 11 Palestinians dead, including a suicide bomber who tried to blow up a tank, Palestinians said.

Israeli soldiers backed by tanks and helicopter gunships fought fierce battles with Palestinian militants before dawn today in the streets of Gaza City.

Israeli forces with tanks and helicopters moved deep into Gaza City early today, killing 12 Palestinians and wounding 51 others in exchanges of fire, a large-scale assault just three days before Israel’s election.