Fresh violence brought the Palestinian death toll to 357 in the bloodiest conflict for years. <br /> <br />GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli bombardments killed at least five people in southern Gaza early Sunday, medics said, as fresh violence brought the Palestinian death toll to 357 in the bloodiest conflict for years. <br />The first casualty as Israel's operation entered its 13th day was 56-year-old Hosni al-Absi, who was killed in tank fire in the southern city of Rafah, emergency spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said. <br />Shortly afterwards, an air strike in Rafah killed three young men, all brothers, and wounded 10 more people, Qudra said. <br />The deaths brought the toll from Israel's operation to stamp out rocket fire from the besieged territory to 358 Palestinians. <br />Gaza's health ministry said in a statement early Sunday that Israeli forces had targeted ambulances trying to evacuate wounded from a heavy artillery shelling in the east of Gaza City.
