Israeli air raids hit southern Gaza
Tunnel near Rafah hit as Israelis and Palestinians begin indirect talks.
Published On 10 May 2010
Mitchell is to mediate the planned four-month indirect talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Negotiations have stalled since Israel’s three-week assault on the Gaza Strip in December 2008.
One of the targets Israel hit on Monday was reported to be a tunnel in Rafah.
Israel accuses Palestinians of using a vast network of tunnels to smuggle weapons into the territory; Palestinians say the tunnels are a lifeline for bringing in essential supplies because Israel has blockaded the territory since June 2007, when Hamas seized control from Abbas’s Fatah faction.