| Keywords | Caption | epa01586923 A Palestinian hurls a stone with a slingshot toward Israeli soldiers during a protest against Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in the West Bank city of Hebron, 29 December 2008. The Israel Air Force bombed and rocketed dozens more targets throughout Gaza overnight and on 29 December, on the third day of a massive air offensive against Hamas, aimed at curbing rocket and mortar attacks from the enclave. At least 316 Palestinians, many of them of Hamas, have been killed since the massive air campaign, codenamed "Operation Cast Lead," started 27 December, just over a week after a fragile, six-month truce between Israel and Hamas formally ended. EPA/ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN |