In the framework of the ongoing action against terror targets in Gaza, five members of Hamas' military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam brigades, were killed Wednesday morning after a missile was fired at a van transporting operatives near the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis, Palestinian reports claimed that several missiles hit the van. In recent weeks Israel has vowed to step up actions against Gaza terror cells in an attempt to halt the Kassam rocket fire on southern Israeli communities.02/27/08