Israel called off an air raid against the house of a senior Palestinian terrorist after it was surrounded by civilians. Hundreds of Palestinians flocked to the Gaza Strip home of a Popular Resistance Committee commander Sunday after Israel warned his family to get out ahead of a planned airstrike. The operation was called off, with military officials citing concern the human shields could be hurt.
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