JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR: Now we turn to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Eight Palestinians were killed in gun battles with Israeli troops, who launched a wide new roundup of militants in the West Bank today. And, in Gaza, Israeli warplanes struck Palestinian targets for a third straight night. CNN's Matthew Chance is in Gaza City.</s>MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, we have been seeing a resumption of Israeli air strikes on installations here in Gaza City. According to the reports that we have been getting, it's the installations with very close associations not just with the Palestinian Authority, but with the rule of President Yasser Arafat himself. The latest reports we have is that the presidential compound of Yasser Arafat has been struck once again. It's been struck before -- this evening, of course, two bombs striking at the offices of 417 there, the presidential bodyguard unit. A third bomb is said to be lying in the rubble under these buildings. And Palestinian officials are now dealing with that. From the Shifa Hospital here in Gaza, hospital officials are telling us at least five people have been injured, one of them a member of the Palestinian security forces. There are four civilian injuries here. It's interesting, though, to see how relatively light the injuries have been, not just tonight, but throughout the course of these very intensive air strikes from the Israeli military. One of the reasons for that, of course, the Israeli military are targeting buildings, very specifically trying hard to avoid residential areas. But the other reason, of course, is that many members of the Palestinian security forces know very well that their buildings are the ones that are under almost constant threat now of being leveled by Israeli warplanes from the air. So they are doing their best to stay well clear of them. This is Matthew Chance, CNN, in Gaza City.
Conflict in the Middle East: Israeli Strikes Continue