Fierce battles rage as Israel penetrates deeper
China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-12 07:33
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Israeli tanks advance near the border with the northern Gaza Strip yesterday. Israel and Hamas vowed to keep fighting yesterday, ignoring international calls to stop the Gaza conflict which entered the 16th day with heavy clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian guerrillas. Reuters |
Israeli troops battled Palestinian gunmen in a suburb of Gaza City yesterday in one of the fiercest ground battles so far as Israel's military inched toward Gaza's population centers.
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