| Five Palestinian militants have been killed in three | | | | Tuesday, Israeli border police arrested the head of |
| separate Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. | | | | Force 17, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' |
| Israeli officials say they targeted militants trying to | | | | personal protection service, saying he had been |
| enter Israel, near a crossing point in Gaza, and other | | | | wanted for six years for carrying out terrorist |
| Hamas militants who were traveling in a car laden | | | | attacks. |
| with explosives. Noa Meir - a spokeswoman for the | | | | Israeli military forces re-entered the Gaza Strip in late |
| Israeli Defense Forces - says no particular Palestinian | | | | June, after Palestinian militants abducted an Israeli |
| group was targeted. | | | | soldier in a raid on a Gaza border outpost. |
| "It is not a matter of targeting Hamas, per se, but of | | | | Wednesday, Israeli newspapers report defense |
| targeting these terrorists and Hamas are these | | | | officials are concerned that Palestinian militants are |
| terrorists. The first attack was against a Hamas | | | | trying to obtain advanced Russian-made anti-tank |
| terrorist cell on its way to carry out attacks against | | | | missiles. The missiles were used by Hezbollah militants |
| Israel," she said. "There were secondary explosives | | | | in Lebanon during the recent conflict there with |
| from their car, indicating they were on their way to | | | | deadly effectiveness. Israeli military authorities say |
| commit this attack. The second was against | | | | the bulk of their casualties in Lebanon were caused |
| terrorists who were involved in planning terrorist | | | | by the missiles, which can penetrate heavy armor |
| attacks in the past and in the future." | | | | and reinforced concrete structures. |