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Sunday, 10 March, 2002, 14:44 GMT
In pictures: Arafat HQ destroyed
Israeli missiles have destroyed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Gaza headquarters. The attack came after a suicide bomber killed 11 people at a cafe in Jerusalem on Saturday.
Israeli helicopters and naval gunboats fired at least 30 missiles into the compound early on Sunday
The compound has come under heavy bombardment before, but this was unprecedented
The building was the main symbol of what was meant to be the embryonic Palestinian state
Israel said the raid was in retaliation for a suicide attack in Jerusalem the night before
A Palestinian man blew himself up in the Moment Cafe, killing 11 people
The cafe stood just a few hundred metres from Ariel Sharon's official residence
Both sides hope the imminent arrival of US Middle East envoy Anthony Zinni will lead to progress
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