News Brief08:37 AM

(IsraelNN.com) The Israeli Air Force struck again in central Gaza a short time ago after two counterterrorist operations Tuesday night and Wednesday morning that killed at least two Hamas terrorists and wounded two others. The latest counterterrorist action was ordered as soldiers from Givati, Engineering Corps and tank units clashed with armed terrorists in the area of Khan Yunis, near the destroyed Jewish community of Nevei Dekalim.

Israeli media reported Tuesday that the government has ordered a halt to counterterrorist operations except for defensive reasons until American President George W. Bush leaves the country on Friday. He is scheduled to arrive at Ben Gurion airport late Wednesday morning.