This file photo taken on Oct. 18, 2011 shows that Ahmed al-Jaabari (R, Front) poses for a picture after a prisoner swap deal was made between Hamas and Israel, at Rafah border in southern Gaza Strip. The head of the armed wing of Islamic Hamas movement, Ahmed al-Jaabari, was killed along with another escort in an Israeli airstrike on their car Wednesday afternoon in Gaza City, Hamas and medical sources said. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
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Israeli military confirms airstrikes on Hamas rocket launch sites
JERUSALEM, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said late Wednesday night that its air forces have launched intensive raids on Hamas' medium-range rocket launch sites.
"Over the past few hours, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) has targeted dozens of Hamas' medium-range (up to 40 km) under-ground rocket launch and infrastructure sites," the IDF spokesman's office said in a statement. Full story
Emergency services extinguish the burned out car of Qassam top leader Ahmed Jabari after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Nov. 14, 2012. Hamas says the head of its military wing Ahmed al-Jaabari has been killed in an Israeli air strike. Israel said it had targeted Ahmed al-Jaabari because of what it called his terrorist activity. Seven Palestinians were killed following a series of Israel's airstrikes on Gaza city, and more than 40 others wounded, government's emergency services in the Gaza Strip said. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
Emergency services extinguish the burned out car of Qassam top leader Ahmed Jabari after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Nov. 14, 2012. Hamas says the head of its military wing Ahmed al-Jaabari has been killed in an Israeli air strike. Israel said it had targeted Ahmed al-Jaabari because of what it called his terrorist activity. Seven Palestinians were killed following a series of Israel's airstrikes on Gaza city, and more than 40 others wounded, government's emergency services in the Gaza Strip said. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Nov. 14, 2012. Palestinian witnesses said Israeli airstrikes had hit a series of targets across Gaza City, shortly after the assassination of the top Hamas commander. Hamas security officials said that two Hamas training facilities were among the targets. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
Palestinians check up a destroyed car following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, on Nov. 14, 2012. Israel's air force, after killing Hamas' military leader in an air raid, on Wednesday continued striking Hamas targets, including its long-range rocket sites, in the Gaza Strip. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
A Palestinian girl receives medical treatment at al-Shifa following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, on Nov. 14, 2012. Israel's air force, after killing Hamas' military leader in an air raid, on Wednesday continued striking Hamas targets, including its long-range rocket sites, in the Gaza Strip. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
Emergency services extinguish the burned out car of Qassam top leader Ahmed Jabari after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Nov. 14, 2012. Hamas says the head of its military wing Ahmed al-Jaabari has been killed in an Israeli air strike. Israel said it had targeted Ahmed al-Jaabari because of what it called his terrorist activity. Seven Palestinians were killed following a series of Israel's airstrikes on Gaza city, and more than 40 others wounded, government's emergency services in the Gaza Strip said. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
A Palestinian man carries his wounded daughter into a hospital following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, on Nov. 14, 2012. Israel's air force, after killing Hamas' military leader in an air raid, on Wednesday continued striking Hamas targets, including its long-range rocket sites, in the Gaza Strip. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
