A Palestinian man holds a leaflet dropped by Israeli Air Force planes over the Gaza Strip on January 11, 2009. The message reads in Arabic: "To the residents of the area, due to terrorist actions that some terrorist groups commit from your residential area, the Israeli Defense Forces had to immediately respond in your area. For your safety you are required to evacuate the area immediately”. Over the past days Israeli Air force planes have dropped thousands of fliers over the battered Gaza Strip with different messages to its residents. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ FLASH90

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Hamas militant Ahmad El Shaer, who was killed in an Israeli missile strike, during his funeral in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ FLASH90