Israelis fire missiles in Gaza city

Israeli helicopters tonight fired three missiles at targets in Gaza city, witnesses said.

Israeli helicopters tonight fired three missiles at targets in Gaza city, witnesses said.

The attack follows a suicide bombing which killed 15 people and wounded nearly 40.

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up minutes apart today in a central Tel Aviv area crowded with foreign workers, killing at least 15 bystanders and wounding nearly 40 in the first such attack since November.

Islamic Jihad, a militant Palestinian group, claimed responsibility for the twin bombings near Tel Aviv’s former central bus station. The claim came in a phone call to the Lebanese TV station Al Manar.

The bombings came three weeks before Israel’s general election. A renewed spate of Palestinian terror attacks is expected to boost support for hardline parties, including Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Likud.

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