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Article: Israeli forces invade Gaza City, 11 Palestinians killed including suicide bomber
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- AP Worldstream
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- February 19, 2003
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Dateline: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip
Israeli tanks and soldiers battled Palestinian gunmen in the streets
of Gaza City early Wednesday, killing 11, including a suicide bomber
who tried to blow up a tank, Palestinians said, the bloodiest incursion
in three weeks.
The Israelis left considerable destruction behind when they pulled
out of the area around 5 a.m. (0200 GMT), more than six hours after
about 40 tanks entered Shajaiyeh neighborhood. Palestinians said the
Israelis destroyed three houses and two metal workshops, damaged a
school and ripped out electricity cables.
The incursion was the second since the violent Islamic Hamas took
responsibility for blowing up an ...