PALESTINIAN rockets struck deep inside Israel, landing closer to the urban sprawl south of Tel Aviv, and Israeli aircraft pounded targets in Gaza in a surging conflict that has raised fears of a new war.

FOR Palestinians hunkered down under Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip, among the most powerful symbols of the conflict are the homemade rockets militants have fired at Israel, and which Israel says it is now determined to stop.

ISRAEL has proposed withdrawing troops from some Palestinian areas in the West Bank as a test case to see if Palestinian security can prevent attacks, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said yesterday.

Israel has proposed withdrawing troops from some Palestinian areas in the West Bank as a test case to see if Palestinian security can prevent attacks, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said today.

An Israeli was injured in a bomb attack on a train near Tel Aviv today, a day after Israelis and Palestinians resumed talks on easing the restrictions placed on Palestinians.