Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza; militants fire rockets at S.Israel

(21 May 2007) Nusseirat refugee camp 1. Various of house demolished by Israeli attack on Sunday evening 2. Wide of factory demolished in air strike on Sunday evening 3. Various of damage 4. Gunman looking through rubble Gaza city, Gaza strip 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ghazi Hamad, Hamas spokesman: "We condemn the military operations against our citizens in Gaza. We think that this is a constant policy which is approved by the Israeli government which will try now to enter Gaza in the bloodshed and the chaos and try to create victims everywhere and to kill people, to kill civilians. We think that this is a criminal action, it is against international law, it is against human rights, rules and principles. So we expect from the international community to take some steps in order to exert pressure on Israel to stop their military aggression against our people." Israel - Gaza border 6. Israeli armoured personal carrier driving along border 7. Wide Israeli artillery and tanks on the border 8. Various of Israeli soldiers near tanks 9. Various of artillery Kibbutz Nir Am, Southern Israel 10. Wide of burned restaurant hit by Qassam rocket on Sunday evening 11. Various of aftermath of burned restaurant STORYLINE: Israel continued with its airstrikes against the two main Islamic militant groups in Gaza early on Monday, but despite the airstrikes, Gaza militants fired four more rockets at Israel on Monday morning. Israeli aircraft struck four more times in Gaza, the army said, killing one Hamas militant. The military said two of the targets were Hamas and Islamic Jihad weapons factories. Palestinians said one was a cement factory and the other was a house. On Sunday night, the Israeli air force fired a missile at the home of Hamas lawmaker Khalil al-Haya in Gaza City, killing eight people and injuring 13. Khalil al-Haya, who was not at home, was unharmed. All the dead and wounded were relatives and neighbours, his wife said whilst Hamas said two of the dead were militants. It was the deadliest attack since Israel started responding to rocket salvoes from Gaza last week. On Sunday the Israeli government decided to step up military action aimed at the two main Islamic militant groups in Gaza. A number of civilians have been killed by Israel in the sustained wave of aristrikes over the past few days. A Hamas spokesman condemned the attacks. "We condemn the military operations against our citizens in Gaza. We think that this is a constant policy which is approved by the Israeli government which will try now to enter Gaza in the bloodshed and the chaos and try to create victims everywhere," Ghazi Hamad said. In the meantime, several rockets exploded in the battered town of Sderot, causing damage but no serious injuries. One destroyed a popular Indian restaurant in a nearby village at nightfall. Israeli tanks and soldiers were gathered at the Israeli-Gaza border on Monday morning as the current cycle of violence, which began with internecine Palestinian fighting and rocket fire aimed at Israeli targets, appears to have drawn the Jewish state in. 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...