JERUSALEM, May 22 (Reuters) - Israel could kill Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas as part of a retaliation campaign for cross-border rocket salvoes by the Islamist group in the Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday.

Asked if Haniyeh was on Israel's hit-list, Deputy Defence Minister Ephraim Sneh told Israel Radio: "I'll put it like this -- there is no one who is in the circle of commanders and leaders in Hamas who is immune from a strike."

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