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Article: 9 killed in Gaza Strip as Israel targets Hamas.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- May 18, 2007
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Byline: Joel Greenberg
May 18--JERUSALEM -- Ratcheting up its response to militant rocket attacks, Israel moved tanks across its border with the Gaza Strip and pounded Hamas targets in a series of air strikes Thursday and early Friday, killing nine Palestinians and wounding more than 40, medical officials said.
The Israeli strikes followed days of fierce fighting in Gaza between Hamas and the rival Fatah faction that triggered the rocket attacks on Israel. The internal fighting ebbed Thursday, but four Palestinians were reported killed in continuing violence that has claimed more than 40 lives this week.
Hamas, which appeared to have the upper ...