Members of the Popular Resistance Committees militant group attend the funeral of fellow militant Ahmed al-Helo in Gaza November 16, 2008. An Israeli air strike killed four militants, one of them al-Helo, in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he had commissioned a plan for military action in the Hamas-run territory should rocket attacks on Israel persist. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

Members of the Popular Resistance Committees militant group attend the funeral of fellow militant Ahmed al-Helo in Gaza November 16, 2008. An Israeli air strike killed four militants, one of them al-Helo, in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he had commissioned a plan for military action in the Hamas-run territory should rocket attacks on Israel persist.

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