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| Israeli tanks and bulldozers have entered the southern Gaza Strip in what reports say is the biggest incursion into the territory in months. | Israeli tanks and bulldozers have entered the southern Gaza Strip in what reports say is the biggest incursion into the territory in months. |
| Three Palestinian militants were killed early in the fighting, local medical officials said. | |
| Israeli military officials say two soldiers were wounded. Reports speak of 30 or more tanks being involved. | |
| Gaza is run by the Hamas militant group which took over the territory in June after a violent struggle with Fatah. | Gaza is run by the Hamas militant group which took over the territory in June after a violent struggle with Fatah. |
| On Wednesday, Israel and the Palestinians are to hold a first round of talks following the US-hosted Annapolis conference on the Middle East in November. | On Wednesday, Israel and the Palestinians are to hold a first round of talks following the US-hosted Annapolis conference on the Middle East in November. |
| Hamas, which won parliamentary elections January 2006, was excluded from the talks and from the negotiations that are about to be launched. It does not recognise Israel. | |
| The incursion was launched not far from the Sufa crossing point into Gaza, in an area sometimes used by militants to launch rocket and mortar attacks at Israel. | The incursion was launched not far from the Sufa crossing point into Gaza, in an area sometimes used by militants to launch rocket and mortar attacks at Israel. |
| The militants killed in the fighting are reported to be from the Islamic Jihad group. | |
| The Israeli force cut traffic on the main road that runs north-south through Gaza, cutting it in two. | |
| Hours before the operations an Islamic Jihad militant was killed in an Israeli air strike, local medical officials said. |