APTOPIX Mideast Israel Palestinians Gaza

An explosion from an Israeli missile strike in the northern Gaza Strip is seen from the Israeli side in Kibbutz Niram, southern Israel, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. More than 270 Palestinians, most of them militants, have been killed and more than 600 people wounded since Israel's campaign to quash rocket barrages from Gaza began midday Saturday. Israeli military spokesman Avi Benayahu said some 250 attacks were carried out since the offensive began. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)