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Israeli forces bisect Gaza, surround biggest city - Yahoo! News
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israeli ground troops and tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, bisecting the coastal territory and surrounding its biggest city as the new phase of a devastating offensive against Hamas gained momentum. Thousands of soldiers in three brigade-size ...
Palestinians say strike on 2nd UN school kills 30 - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Palestinian medical officials say the death toll from an Israeli airstrike outside a... United Nations school in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30. The attack occurred about 10 yards (meters) outside the school in northern Gaza. It ... (more) Palestinians say strike on 2nd UN school kills 30 - ...
Israeli ground troops enter Gaza
Israeli ground troops enter Gaza
cnn.com — An Israeli woman cries out Saturday as a Hamas rocket strikes close by in Ashdod, Israel.... (more) Israeli ground troops enter Gaza
Israel says Gaza assault 'war to the bitter end' - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of what the... defense minister described Monday as a "war to the bitter end," striking next to the Hamas premier's home, and devastating a security compound and a ... (more) Israel says Gaza assault 'war to the bitter end' - ...
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Israeli Ground Troops Invade Gaza to Halt Rockets
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... "dozens" of militants. The night sky over Gaza was lit by the flash of bullets and balls of fire from tank shells. Sounds of explosions were heard across Gaza City, the territory's biggest city, and high-rise buildings shook from the bigger booms. Troops with camouflage face paint marching single file. As the ground troops moved in, Israel kept pounding Gaza with airstrikes. F-16 warplanes hit three targets within a few minutes, including a main Hamas security compound. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_i...

A Geometry Problem
Classical Values — A Geometry Problem Interesting developments in Gaza today. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli ground troops and tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, bisecting the coastal territory and surrounding its biggest city as the new phase of a devastating offensive against Hamas gained momentum. Thousands of soldiers in three brigade-size formations pushed into Gaza after nightfall Saturday, beginning a long-awaited ground offensive after a week of intense aerial bombardment. Black smoke billowed over Gaza City at first light and bursts of machine gun fire rang out. TV ...

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