Israel bombs Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Israel today bombed the empty Palestinian Foreign Ministry building for the second time in less than a week, calling it a warning to the ruling Hamas and keeping up pressure as it searched for a kidnapped soldier.

Israel launched an offensive into the Gaza Strip on June 28 after Hamas-linked militants carried out a cross-border attack on a military outpost, killing two soldiers and capturing one other. As part of its campaign to release the soldier and halt rocket fire on southern Israel, the army has bombed government buildings and targeted militants.