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The IDF struck over 250 terror targets in ground, aerial and naval operations across the Strip over the past 24 hours. Dozens of Hamas terrorists lost contact with the terror group's leadership, leaving them with no option but to lay down their weapons and surrender to Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, Army Radio reported on Sunday morning. After images of stripped terrorists in Jabalya and Khan Yunis circulated on social media, reports emerged that the IDF is "identifying changes in Hamas leadership's conduct." A security source told Army Radio that Hamas's senior leaders, thought to have fled to Khan...

Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is embarking on a diplomatic visit to France and England Sunday. Shalom is to discuss with his hosts the matter of adding the Hizbullah to their register of terror organizations. Both countries have in the past refused to include the Hizbullah on the list, as they distinguish between the organization's military and diplomatic wings. The foreign minister will also update French and British leaders regarding the recent positive developments with the Palestinian Authority after the Sharm e-Sheikh summit, and attempts to restore ambassadors from Arab countries to Israel, Army Radio reported.

Last Update: Wednesday, March 24, 2004. 6:14am (AEDT) New Hamas chief vows 'no security' for Israel Hamas figure Abdelaziz Rantissi vowed Israel will "not know security" after being named leader of the radical Islamist movement following the Israeli assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. "[Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon and the Israelis will not know security," he told thousands of Hamas supporters gathered here to extend their condolences for Yassin. "We will fight them until the liberation of Palestine, the whole of Palestine." Dr Rantissi, considered a hardliner within the Islamist group, called on the military wing of Hamas - the Ezzedin...