[AP] Arthur Max - Israeli jet fighters have flown 500 bombing missions against Gaza-based Hamas, a senior officer said Wednesday. There have also been hundreds of combat sorties by helicopter gunships and surveillance aircraft. The targets included command posts, some 130 missile launch sites, munitions dumps and individuals carrying weapons. He said 95% of the targets were hit, and no major targets remained standing. Seeking to avoid civilian casualties, he said, an automated telephone service dials the phones of residents of a targeted building, warning them to evacuate.
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