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Thanks to Iowablackbird for recommending this article... Israel strikes Gaza home of Hamas leader, destroys AP office By FARES AKRAM and LEE KEATH an hour ago 1 of 26 Palestinians attend the funeral of two women and eight children of the Abu Hatab family in Gaza City, who were killed after an Israeli air strike, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel slammed the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, in a dramatic escalation that included bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader, killing a family of 10 in a refugee camp — most of them children — and pulverizing a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media. The Hamas militant group continued a stream of rocket volleys into Israel, including a late-night barrage on Tel Aviv. One man was killed Saturday when a rocket hit his home in a suburb of the seaside metropolis. With a U.S. envoy on the ground, calls increased for a cease-fire after five days of mayhem that have left at least 145