residence of the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh, a day of 33 Hamas-linked politicians.
guarding a street leading to Mr Haniyeh's home yesterday, wounding one person.
"Haniyeh's home definitely was not the target," an Israeli Army spokeswoman said.
"There was an air strike on a structure used by the Hamas terrorist organisation in Shati refugee camp."
cross-border rocket attacks continue.
Palestinian Education Minister, Nasser al-Shaer, four MPs and the mayors of the cities of Nablus, Qalqilya and Beita.
On Thursday the Israeli Defence Minister, Amir Peretz, said the Gaza. "It's better to arrest the leaders so that perhaps such a region to slide into total escalation."
A spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry, Denis Simonneau, said: "These arrests are serious.
They could jeopardise the future There were now 44 Palestinian politicians in Israeli jails, Palestinian officials said. Under Israeli law their detention is renewed every three months, but they may be held without charge or trial for months or years.
legislators," said the newly appointed United Nations envoy, Michael Williams.
defend itself. "The detention of elected members of the Palestinian government and legislature does raise particular concerns for us," said a State Department spokesman, Tom Casey.
Thursday, with Hamas defying a call by the President, Mahmoud Abbas, to stop firing rockets at Israel.
our people continues," said a Hamas official, Sami Abu Zuhri, after Mr Abu Zuhri said that Mr Abbas, who heads the Fatah movement, which joined the unity government with Hamas two months ago, did Palestinians demonstrated in Nablus, home of Mr Shaer, in protest at the arrests. In recent days the army has also seized computers and files from politicians' offices, charities and a school in Hebron.
Israel.
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