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An Israeli mother protects her daughter hiding under a restaurant table in Kibbutz Yad Mordechai as a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip falls nearby on January 5, 2009. Israeli warplanes carried out intensive raids on Hamas targets today as ground troops surrounded Gaza's main city, while Israel faced mounting diplomatic pressure for a ceasefire. The senior Hamas leader in Gaza promised "victory is coming" for the Islamist group, but Israel's defence minister said "we have hit Hamas hard" while insisting the operation to halt Hamas rocket attacks would continue. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images)