Eight Israelis were wounded in a suicide bombing in the Gaza Strip. Tuesday’s blast occurred near the Gush Katif junction. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest episode of violence to shatter the optimism surrounding the election earlier this month of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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