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Israeli ground forces enter Gaza in escalation
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-04 07:56

Debris flies up as a bomb explodes after an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip January 3, 2009. Israeli forces bombed the Gaza Strip from the air and sea on Saturday, killing a senior Hamas commander, and desperate residents of the Palestinian enclave sheltered in their homes as the offensive entered a second week. [Agencies]