Israeli airstrike kills 14 at Hamas training camp

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.

The attack came a week after Hamas suicide bombers blew up two buses in the Israeli city of Beersheba, killing 16 people.

In an unusually strong statement, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia warned that that airstrike would bring Hamas retaliation, which he said would be “justified”.