GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel killed a leading Hamas militant and his assistant in a helicopter missile strike Saturday, the latest in a series of
attacks that have sent militants into hiding and left a U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan in tatters.
Israeli troops also killed an 8-year-old girl and wounded seven other Palestinians with submachine gun fire in the Gaza Strip (news - web sites)'s
Khan Younis refugee camp, witnesses and hospital officials said. The girl, Aya Fayad, was shot in the chest by soldiers firing at the camp from a
nearby military base.
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At least Israel claims they were militants, probably to distract from the fact that the IDF machine-gunned an 8 year old girl in the attack.
Meanwhile, Abbas has stated that Israel's continuing missile attacks make it impossible for the Palestinian authority to control the situation (which
is the reasons for the missile attacks).