"ISRAELI GROUND TROOPS BISECT AZA STRIP".
"PALESTINIANS: 19 KILLED IN GAZA SINCE MIDNIGHT".
"Last update-13:29.04.01.2009."Gaza doctors and hospital officials, said Sunday said that 19 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's ground offensive, in the strip since midnight. They said that just three of the dead are Hamas gunmen, and the rest civilians".
"Also Sunday, the Israel Air Force, struck and wounded Husam Hamdan, a senior Hamas militant responsible, for the Qassam rocket infrastructure in the Gaza, town of Khan Yunis and the firing of Grad rockets on Be'er Sheva and Ofakim".
"The strike also wounded Hamas militant Mohammed Hilo, a member of Hamas' special forces who helps supervise the construction and firing of Qassams from Khan Yunis".
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"The operation was carried, out through the combined planning of the IDF and the Shin Bet General Security Services. Israeli ground troops entered Gaza on Saturday night, following a week of aerial strikes aimed at ending rocket fire on Israel's southern communities".
"Despite repeated bombing raids, the rocket fire continued, killing four Israelis over the last week. "Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday" that Israel could not allow its southern residents, to be targeted continuously, and had been left with no choice but to act".
"On Sunday morning, Israeli troops moved to bisect the strip, cutting off the north - including Gaza City - from the rest of Gaza. According to Palestinian reports, the split runs from the Karni crossing on the Israel border in central Gaza to the sea".
"Since the ground incursion began, 30 Israel Defense Forces, soldiers have been wounded, two of them seriously, in clashes with Gaza gunmen. Palestinian sources also said that Israeli troops have clashed with gunmen on the outskirts of Gaza City".
"Among those killed in Gaza since Saturday night were five people who Palestinian medics said died when shells fired by IDF troops exploded in the center of Gaza City's main shopping area. Dozens of others were wounded, the medics said. Initial reports from both Israel and Gaza on Saturday night indicated that IDF troops had killed dozens of Hamas gunmen as they traded heavy fire upon entering the Strip".
"Once the ground operation got underway at around 8 P.M. Saturday, the IDF Spokesperson's office issued a statement emphasizing that this stage of the operation would further the goals of the eight-day offensive as voiced by the IDF until now: To strike a direct and hard blow against the Hamas while increasing the deterrent strength of the IDF, in order to bring about an improved and more stable security situation for residents of Southern Israel over the long term.
"The objective is to destroy the Hamas terror infrastructure in the area of operations," said Israel Defense Forces Major Avital Leibovitch, a military spokeswoman, confirming that incursions were under way. "We are going to take some of the launch areas used by Hamas."
"The ground operation includes large numbers of infantry, tanks, engineering forces, artillery and intelligence, who are supported by the Israel Air Force, Israel Navy, the Shin Bet security service and other security agencies".
"The invasion was preceded by hours of artillery fire at the strip from military staging areas dotted along the Gaza-Israel border. One of the aims of the fire was to detonate Hamas explosive devices and mines planted along the border area before troops went in. Related articles:
"PALESTINIANS: 19 KILLED IN GAZA SINCE MIDNIGHT".
"Last update-13:29.04.01.2009."Gaza doctors and hospital officials, said Sunday said that 19 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's ground offensive, in the strip since midnight. They said that just three of the dead are Hamas gunmen, and the rest civilians".
"Also Sunday, the Israel Air Force, struck and wounded Husam Hamdan, a senior Hamas militant responsible, for the Qassam rocket infrastructure in the Gaza, town of Khan Yunis and the firing of Grad rockets on Be'er Sheva and Ofakim".
"The strike also wounded Hamas militant Mohammed Hilo, a member of Hamas' special forces who helps supervise the construction and firing of Qassams from Khan Yunis".
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"The operation was carried, out through the combined planning of the IDF and the Shin Bet General Security Services. Israeli ground troops entered Gaza on Saturday night, following a week of aerial strikes aimed at ending rocket fire on Israel's southern communities".
"Despite repeated bombing raids, the rocket fire continued, killing four Israelis over the last week. "Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday" that Israel could not allow its southern residents, to be targeted continuously, and had been left with no choice but to act".
"On Sunday morning, Israeli troops moved to bisect the strip, cutting off the north - including Gaza City - from the rest of Gaza. According to Palestinian reports, the split runs from the Karni crossing on the Israel border in central Gaza to the sea".
"Since the ground incursion began, 30 Israel Defense Forces, soldiers have been wounded, two of them seriously, in clashes with Gaza gunmen. Palestinian sources also said that Israeli troops have clashed with gunmen on the outskirts of Gaza City".
"Among those killed in Gaza since Saturday night were five people who Palestinian medics said died when shells fired by IDF troops exploded in the center of Gaza City's main shopping area. Dozens of others were wounded, the medics said. Initial reports from both Israel and Gaza on Saturday night indicated that IDF troops had killed dozens of Hamas gunmen as they traded heavy fire upon entering the Strip".
"Once the ground operation got underway at around 8 P.M. Saturday, the IDF Spokesperson's office issued a statement emphasizing that this stage of the operation would further the goals of the eight-day offensive as voiced by the IDF until now: To strike a direct and hard blow against the Hamas while increasing the deterrent strength of the IDF, in order to bring about an improved and more stable security situation for residents of Southern Israel over the long term.
"The objective is to destroy the Hamas terror infrastructure in the area of operations," said Israel Defense Forces Major Avital Leibovitch, a military spokeswoman, confirming that incursions were under way. "We are going to take some of the launch areas used by Hamas."
"The ground operation includes large numbers of infantry, tanks, engineering forces, artillery and intelligence, who are supported by the Israel Air Force, Israel Navy, the Shin Bet security service and other security agencies".
"The invasion was preceded by hours of artillery fire at the strip from military staging areas dotted along the Gaza-Israel border. One of the aims of the fire was to detonate Hamas explosive devices and mines planted along the border area before troops went in. Related articles:
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