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| At least 18 Palestinians have been killed and 40 wounded by Israel tank fire in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, Palestinian sources have said. | At least 18 Palestinians have been killed and 40 wounded by Israel tank fire in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, Palestinian sources have said. |
| Palestinian officials said Israeli troops fired on houses, and that women and children were among the dead. | Palestinian officials said Israeli troops fired on houses, and that women and children were among the dead. |
| But the Israeli army said it was unaware of any such firing. | But the Israeli army said it was unaware of any such firing. |
| Earlier, four Palestinian militants and a civilian were reported killed in an Israeli army operation near the West Bank town of Jenin. | Earlier, four Palestinian militants and a civilian were reported killed in an Israeli army operation near the West Bank town of Jenin. |
| The militants were said to be members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed offshoot of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement. | The militants were said to be members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed offshoot of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement. |
| The Israeli army confirmed an operation to arrest wanted gunmen. | The Israeli army confirmed an operation to arrest wanted gunmen. |
| TV footage of the Beit Hanoun incident showed the victims being taken to hospital in their sleeping clothes, some with terrible injuries. | TV footage of the Beit Hanoun incident showed the victims being taken to hospital in their sleeping clothes, some with terrible injuries. |
| "It is the saddest scene and images I have ever seen. We saw legs, we saw heads, we saw hands scattered in the street," 22-year-old eyewitness Attaf Hamad told Reuters news agency. | "It is the saddest scene and images I have ever seen. We saw legs, we saw heads, we saw hands scattered in the street," 22-year-old eyewitness Attaf Hamad told Reuters news agency. |
| "I saw people coming out of a house covered in blood. I started screaming to wake up the neighbours." | "I saw people coming out of a house covered in blood. I started screaming to wake up the neighbours." |
| Local Hamas leader Nizar Rayan vowed to launch more rockets at Israel in retaliation. | Local Hamas leader Nizar Rayan vowed to launch more rockets at Israel in retaliation. |
| The incident occurred just 24 hours after Israeli troops withdrew from the town. They are now said to be in positions just outside. | The incident occurred just 24 hours after Israeli troops withdrew from the town. They are now said to be in positions just outside. |
| Some 50 Palestinians were killed during the six-day operation, during which the Israeli army said it found large quantities of arms. | Some 50 Palestinians were killed during the six-day operation, during which the Israeli army said it found large quantities of arms. |
| Militants launched at least four rockets into the Israeli town of Ashkelon from northern Gaza on Tuesday. There were no casualties. | Militants launched at least four rockets into the Israeli town of Ashkelon from northern Gaza on Tuesday. There were no casualties. |