Israel defies world fury, continues destroys refugee camps
(Reuters)
Updated: 2004-05-21 07:51

An Israeli soldier enters a Palestinian home through a hole blasted in the wall during searches for Palestinian militants, in the Palestinian town of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip May 20, 2004. Defying international fury and a rare U.S. rebuke, Israel expanded its bloodiest Gaza Strip raid in years on Thursday after killing 41 Palestinians in three days of fighting in the Rafah refugee camp.  [Reuters]

Three Israeli bulldozers move towards the Palestinian refugee camp of Rafah, during an ongoing military operation, May 20, 2004. Israel defied international fury at the killing of nearly 40 Palestinians in the Rafah refugee camp, a militant stronghold, to expand its bloodiest Gaza Strip raid in years on Thursday. [Reuters]