Hutson said analysts could not determine whether the destruction was the result of ground fighting or aerial bombardment.

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Due to an intense Israeli aerial bombardment, rescue workers said they could not reach Qana until early the next morning.

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Once holed up in their mountain fastnesses, they can be dislodged only by a full-scale military assault and aerial bombardment.

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Until now, the main French effort against the rebels has been aerial bombardment of their positions using jet fighter planes and helicopters.

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Saracens were sticking to the tactic of pressurising Gloucester with an aerial bombardment, and it proved effective as the visitors twice failed to deal with high balls and were punished both times by Jackson penalties.

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In April Mr Rajoub all but accused Muhammad Dahlan, who recently resigned from being Gaza's security chief but has since been offered the job of Mr Arafat's security adviser, of conniving with Israel's aerial bombardment of his headquarters in Ramallah to discredit him in the eyes of his people.

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