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Article: Israeli forces take Gaza Strip land.(World)(Middle East)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 18, 2001
- Author:
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GAZA - Israeli forces seized a square-mile parcel of Palestinian-controlled land, rocketed police stations and established checkpoints throughout the Gaza Strip yesterday, only to pull out before day's end in the face of intense pressure from the United States and other allies.
The withdrawal last night was presented by Israeli media as an embarrassment for the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, though officials insisted they had never intended for the operation to last more than 24 hours. That claim was undercut by a senior Israeli commander who said earlier in the day that the troops might be there for "days, weeks, months."
Israel ordered ...
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