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SLUG: 2-302991 Israel / Attack
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DATE=5/8/2003 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE= ISRAEL - ATTACK (S) NUMBER=2-302991 BYLINE= SONJA PACE DATELINE=JERUSALEM CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: An Israeli helicopter fired several missiles at a car in Gaza City, killing one person, believed to be a senior member of the militant group Hamas. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Jerusalem on the incident. TEXT: Local witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion, then saw a cloud of smoke rising from the site of the attack. Some said they saw body parts flying through the air after the missiles hit the car. The target was a senior member of Hamas, the group that has claimed responsibility for dozens of recent suicide attacks against Israel. Israel often targets senior Palestinian militants in this way, a practice critics call 'assassination.' Earlier in the day, Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man outside a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. These latest incidents come just two days before U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell is due in the region to talk with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and promote the latest international peace plan. NEB/SP/AWP
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