Palestinian Islamic Jihad members prepare al Quds rockets during preparations to fire missiles into Israel, in the east of Gaza City, 20 December 2008. Hamas ended a six-month truce with Israel 19 December, prompting worries of renewed clashes in the Gaza Strip that could undermine the peace process and worsen living conditions in the small territory controlled by the radical Islamist movement. APAIMAGES PHOTO / ASHRAF AMRA