Air Strike on Home of Hamas Leader Nizar Rayan

Palestinians stand at the scene after an Israeli air strike on the home of senior Hamas leader Nizar Rayan in Gaza January 1, 2009. Israel killed the senior Hamas leader in an air attack on his home on Thursday, striking its first deadly blow against the top ranks of the Islamist group in a Gaza offensive that has claimed more than 400 Palestinian lives. Photos: Majdi Fathi