Getting your player ready...
JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants in Gaza fired more than 50 mortar shells into Israel on Saturday, the heaviest barrage in two years, Israeli officials said, raising the prospect of a new Mideast flareup.
A Hamas official was killed and four civilians were wounded when Israel hit back with tank fire and airstrikes, said Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Adham Abu Salmia.
Also Saturday, Hamas police beat reporters and news photographers covering a rally in Gaza City, drawing a stiff condemnation from the reporters’ association.
