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IN A dramatic escalation, Hamas threatened to target Israeli civilians in their homes yesterday after a failed Israeli attempt to kill the militant group’s leader, Mahmoud Zahar, in his house in Gaza City.
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Sharon is killing children, and every
is open," said Mr Zahar, the Hamas leader who was slightly wounded in the air strike, which killed his son, Khaled, and a bodyguard.
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The US president, George Bush, last night demanded that Mr Qurie state his opposition to terrorism and dismantle militant groups. Mr Bush said he still believes in the US-backed peace "road map" calling for a Palestinian state by 2005 and said "time will tell" whether he can work with Mr Qurie.
" job, if he’s interested in a two-state solution, is to consolidate power within his administration, to get the security forces under control, all security forces, and then to unleash those security forces against killers. And we can make progress if that’s the case," Mr Bush said.
link: http://www.news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=999382003