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Article: Battle for Gaza city nears end game ; Israelis seize rooftops in street battles with Hamas
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 6, 2009
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FIERCE fighting erupted on the edge of Gaza City today as Israeli
troops intensified their onslaught against Hamas militants by
advancing further into Palestinian territory.
Some of the heaviest exchanges came in the city's Shajaiyeh
district, a Hamas stronghold, where militants responded to the
Israeli bombardment with rocket and machinegun fire.
Israeli forces were also reported to be advancing into the
southern Gazan city of Khan Younis. The clashes left at least 18
Palestinians dead across Gaza.
Three Israeli soldiers were killed and 20 wounded when a tank
accidentally fired on a building occupied by forces from the elite
Golani brigade on the edge of Gaza City.
Despite this "friendly ...