31.   The militant Palestinian group targeted in the helicopter strike claimed responsibility for the shooting.

32.   The helicopter strike on Monday shifted attention to Gaza, where the violent Islamic groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have powerful presences.

33.   The helicopter strike sent white smoke rising from the police compound as people ran frantically from the buildings into the street.

34.   The helicopter strike was aimed at the force led by Mohammed Dahlan, who has taken part in negotiations with Israel.

35.   The Islamic militant group Hamas has pledged to avenge the killing of a senior commander in the Gaza Strip in an Israeli helicopter strike Thursday evening.

36.   The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a radical group whose leader was killed in an Israeli helicopter strike last week, claimed responsibility for the blasts.

37.   Three Palestinians killed in Israeli helicopter strikes in Gaza.

38.   Two Palestinian security buildings were damaged in the ensuing Israeli helicopter strike, but no casualties were reported.

39.   Instead, they went to the funeral of their classmate Shari, killed in an Israeli helicopter missile strike the day before.

40.   Israeli warplanes also overflew Beirut and its Shiite southern suburbs, a day after a helicopter strike on Hezbollah offices in the Lebanese capital, police said.