sovereignty

, and in a televised statement, said Israel had targeted those responsible.

"If there is someone who thinks the state of Israel will resign itself to this, he is wrong. I set a principle: when they hurt the citizens of Israel, we react immediately and

mightily

. The people who gave the order to murder our people and hid in Gaza are

no longer

amongst the living."

Prosecutors in Ivory Coast have brought the first charges against the former President Laurent Gbagbo, who was removed from power in April. Mr Gbagbo, who's under house arrest in the north of the country, is accused of theft, looting and embezzlement of public funds. His wife, Simone, faced similar charges on Tuesday and was taken into custody. About 3,000 people were killed in Ivory Coast during the months of violence that followed Mr Gbagbo's refusal to accept defeat in elections last November.

Libyan rebels have taken control of an oil refinery outside the town of Zawiya. A BBC correspondent at the scene says there's no sign of any government forces at the refinery. Earlier, there were reports of Colonel Gaddafi's forces being

driven out

of the area in a five-hour battle on Wednesday.

In Zawiya itself, the rebels appeared to be

consolidat

ing their control despite shelling and sniper fire from Colonel Gaddafi's troops.

The English Premier League football champions, Manchester United, are to