ISF cross Gaza border, seek to exile Palestinians MP's from Jerulsalem.

A Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander, Mahmoud Majdub, wounded in a carbomb blast in southern Lebanon earlier on Friday has died after surgery. His brother, Nidal, who was with Mahmoud at the time was killed instantly. Islamic Jihad blamed Israeli intelligence for the killings.

Mahmoud Majzoub is a member of the Hamaspolicy-making Shura Council body and is its leader in Sidon. He was walking in a central square with his brother Nidal in Sidon, 45 Km south of beirut, Lebanon, when a parked car was detonated by remote control. (see pic)

Nidal died instantly, his brother Mahmoud died on Friday.Islamic Jihad blamed Israeli intelligence for the killings and threatened revenge."This morning the Israeli Mossad detonated an explosive charge ... This is the second time Mahmoud is targeted and I believe it comes in the framework of Israeli escalation against the Palestinian people, said Islamic Jihad's representative in Lebanon, Abu Imad Rifai.

As tensions arose a group of rocket launchers were attacked over the border by Israeli troops which was backed up by a helicopter strike killing three members of Islamic Jihad and causing several casualties. 5 other civilians were also wounded., including two ambulance staff, two radio reporters and a civilian.

An IDF spokeswoman said this was the first time that Israeli troops held a gun battle with militants while inside the Gaza Strip. There were no casualties among the Israeli force, and as such represents a further increase in the savage violence directed at Gaza territory.

In earlier violence, Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian gunman on the Gaza-Israel border, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.

Continuing the unending killing and harassment of Hamas, Israel's interior minister Ronnie Bar-On informed 4 leading Hamas legislators (Khaled Abu Arafa, the minister of Jerusalem affairs, and to Hamas lawmakers Mohammed Abu Teir, Ahmed Abu Atoun and Mahmoud Totach) from east Jerusalem on Monday that they must quit the Palestinian parliament if they want to continue living in the Israel-controlled city.

"You will either resign or you won't be with us," Bar-On said in a Channel 2 TV interview. "The letters were delivered to them today, and they have 30 days to decide."

All 4 were were summoned to accept the ultimatum notices at a Jerusalem police station and all 4 refused to sign the letters and were released, police said.

Expelling Palestinians from Jerusalem for political reasons is unprecedented. It reflects the new situation caused by the Hamas victory in January parliamentary elections and its formation of a government in March.

Israel has declared the Hamas regime a "hostile entity" and is leading a drive to cut off all funding to the Palestinian Authority, which has led to widespread hardships. The expulsion orders follow from that. Bar-On said the four would have to choose between living in Jerusalem and belonging to an enemy parliament.

According to interim peace accords Israel claims, , the Palestinians may not conduct political activity in Jerusalem. Israel considers Hamas a terror organization.The action really consists of internal exile, without trial.... which goes well with the enforced hunger, theft of Palestinian Government revenues, theft of Left Bank land, and creation of Bantustans and apartheid legislation.