Palestinians rescue survivors from ruins in Gaza City, Sep.10.

　　GAZA, Sept. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- An Israeli F-16 warplanes fired on Wednesday morning a bomb at the house of top Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) leader Mahmoud Azzahar [Profile: Azzahar, top Hamas leader ], killing at least three people, and wounded at least 25 others, witnesses and medical sources reported.

　　The witnesses said that an F-16 Israeli warplane flew over Gaza City and then fired a bomb that hit Azzahar's house directly, where a column of black some was seen coming out from the building.

　　Medical sources reported that three Palestinians were killed, among them probably Khaled Azzahar, 23, son of Mahmoud Azzahar, andt wo bodyguards of Azzahar.

　　Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Azzahar was wounded, witnesses said, adding he was hurt in the leg and rushed to nearby Shifa Hospital.

　　The missile hit Zahar's home in Gaza City's Rimal neighborhood. Plumes of smoke were seen rising into the air. Several adjacent houses were damaged, according to witnesses.

　　Thousands of curious people and neighbors as well as rescue teams of ambulances and firefighters arrived at the scene, where they chanted slogans of revenge from Israel.

　　The house was totally destroyed after the F-16 bomb hit the building, in which the explosion caused horror among school children who were leaving their schools ending the morning shift and others were heading to schools for the afternoon shift.

　　It is the first Israeli retaliatory action against Hamas following two separate suicide bombing attacks carried out by two Palestinian militants killing at least 14 Israelis.(Two suicide bombings rock Israel ) Enditem

PNA FM condemns airstrike on Hamas leader's home

　　GAZA, Sept. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Minister for Foreign Affairs Nabil Shaath on Wednesday condemned an earlier Israeli airstrike on Gaza City.

　　An Israeli F-16 warplanes fired on Wednesday morning a bomb at the house of Mahmoud Azzahar, a prominent leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), wounding him and killing his son and his bodyguard.

　　Shaath told reporters that Israeli government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is still insisting to violate all the agreements and refuse to give a chance for peace with the Palestinians.

　　By continuing this policy of assassinations, Israel proved that it wants to destroy the roadmap completely, he said, adding this plan was supposed to be implemented by both sides.

　　Shaath called upon the United States as well as the Quartet Committee on Mideast to intervene as immediate as possible to end the Israeli military aggressive attacks and the daily assassinations against the Palestinian people. Enditem