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| New Israeli raids on Gaza kill 26 | New Israeli raids on Gaza kill 26 |
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| Israeli forces have carried out further attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 26 Palestinians. | Israeli forces have carried out further attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 26 Palestinians. |
| Medical staff said four children aged nine to 16 were among the dead, as well as at least six Palestinian militants. | Medical staff said four children aged nine to 16 were among the dead, as well as at least six Palestinian militants. |
| Five Israeli troops were lightly injured in clashes with gunmen inside Gaza, after tanks entered three areas in the north of the territory. | Five Israeli troops were lightly injured in clashes with gunmen inside Gaza, after tanks entered three areas in the north of the territory. |
| The raids came as Israel said it might launch a full-scale attack on Gaza in response to militant rocket attacks. | The raids came as Israel said it might launch a full-scale attack on Gaza in response to militant rocket attacks. |
| Sderot residents give their views on what to do about rocket fireIn pictures | Sderot residents give their views on what to do about rocket fireIn pictures |
| The BBC's Katya Adler in Jerusalem says Israel's leaders have been under pressure from some quarters to launch a ground invasion. | The BBC's Katya Adler in Jerusalem says Israel's leaders have been under pressure from some quarters to launch a ground invasion. |
| However, a recent opinion poll has indicated a majority of Israelis favour a truce with the Islamist movement Hamas, which controls Gaza. | However, a recent opinion poll has indicated a majority of Israelis favour a truce with the Islamist movement Hamas, which controls Gaza. |
| Civilian deaths | Civilian deaths |
| Gaza's citizens were kept awake for another night by the sounds of Israeli military aircraft and missile strikes. | Gaza's citizens were kept awake for another night by the sounds of Israeli military aircraft and missile strikes. |
| ISRAEL-HAMAS ATTACKS Saturday At least 20 Palestinians killed in overnight raids Friday: Ashkelon activates warning system after rocket hits Thursday: Four children killed near Jabaliya refugee campFive Hamas militants and two from PRC killed Wednesday: Six-month-old boy killed near interior ministryFive Hamas militants killed near Khan YounisIslamic Jihad militant killed near Bureij refugee campIsraeli civilian killed in Sderot href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7272386.stm">In pictures: Gaza violence | |
| On one occasion, a house east of the Jabaliya refugee camp was struck - two children, a brother and sister, were killed. | On one occasion, a house east of the Jabaliya refugee camp was struck - two children, a brother and sister, were killed. |
| Two more civilians, a father and his 19-year-old son, died in an airstrike outside their home. | Two more civilians, a father and his 19-year-old son, died in an airstrike outside their home. |
| Later, a 15-year-old girl and her 16-year-old sister were also killed. | Later, a 15-year-old girl and her 16-year-old sister were also killed. |
| Israel says its aim is to stop Palestinian militants firing rockets across the border. | Israel says its aim is to stop Palestinian militants firing rockets across the border. |
| But several more were launched in recent hours, three hitting the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon and causing light injuries to four people. | But several more were launched in recent hours, three hitting the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon and causing light injuries to four people. |
| On Thursday a rocket fired by Hamas killed an Israeli student in the southern town of Sderot, the first such death in nine months. | On Thursday a rocket fired by Hamas killed an Israeli student in the southern town of Sderot, the first such death in nine months. |
| Palestinian militant leaders say they are responding to Israeli attacks. | Palestinian militant leaders say they are responding to Israeli attacks. |
| More than 50 Palestinians and one Israeli have been killed in the violence since Wednesday. | More than 50 Palestinians and one Israeli have been killed in the violence since Wednesday. |
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