Rockets fired from Gaza into Israel, smoke rising in Jabalyah

(29 Dec 2008) SHOTLIST Israel/Gaza border, shot from the Israeli side 1. Trail from rockets fired from Gaza into Israel Near Jebaliya, Gaza strip 2. UPSOUND explosion pan to smoke rising from town's skyline 3. Smoke rising from town STORYLINE: Israel's air force obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of its overwhelming Gaza assault Monday, striking a house next to the Hamas premier's home, devastating a security compound and flattening a five-story building at a university closely linked to the Islamic group. A Gaza Health Ministry official says Israeli aircraft attacked a building in the Jebaliya refugee camp next to Gaza City Sunday, killing five children and teenagers under age 17 from the same family. AP Television filmed a thick plume of smoke drifted over an unidentified area of the town as a result of an explosion. The strikes have driven Hamas leaders into hiding and appear to have gravely damaged the organization's ability to launch rockets, but barrages continued. Sirens warning of incoming rockets sent Israelis scrambling for cover throughout the day. One medium-range rocket fired at the Israeli city of Ashkelon killed an Arab construction worker there Monday and wounded several others. He was the second Israeli killed since the beginning of the offensive, and the first person ever to be killed by a rocket in Ashkelon, a city of 120,000. On Sunday, Hamas missiles struck for the first time near the city of Ashdod, twice as far from Gaza as Ashkelon and only 25 miles (40 kilometers) from Israel's heart in Tel Aviv. Hamas leaders have also threatened to renew suicide attacks inside Israel. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...