Israel air strikes set Palestinian ministry ablaze

Smoke rises from the Palestinian Interior Ministry building in Gaza June 30, 2006. Israeli air strikes in Gaza City destroyed the Palestinian Interior Ministry on Friday in what marked the first Israeli attack against a government structure since Hamas won parliamentary elections in January.

Firefighters sort through burnt items in a room in the Palestinian Interior Ministry building in Gaza June 30, 2006. Israeli air strikes in Gaza City destroyed the Palestinian Interior Ministry on Friday in what marked the first Israeli attack against a government structure since Hamas won parliamentary elections in January.