Israeli warplanes bomb new targets in Gaza, and Palestinian militants fire salvo of rockets back Deborah Haynes, foreign affairs editor, in Jerusalem Israeli warplanes bombed new targets in Gaza and Palestinian militants fired back despite attempts to broker a ceasefire - as an annual day of Palestinian grief at Israel begins. © Reuters Smoke and flames rise during Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City The Nakba, or "catastrophe", is one of the most sombre dates of protest in the Palestinian calendar. It marks the day after the creation of the state of Israel on 14 May 1948, a mo...