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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50B7AV20090112
Israeli Troops Deep Inside Gaza
[Reuters] Dan Williams - The teeming city of Gaza is encircled by Israeli forces and pounded by the air force as part of a campaign to counter Palestinian rocket fire. Having bisected the strip by straddling its main roads, Israeli troops are probing ever deeper into Gaza's population centers, trying to draw out Palestinian gunmen, while waiting for the government to decide whether to order a full-on assault. "We are tightening the encirclement of the city," the offensive's commander, Brigadier Eyal Eisenberg, told reporters. "We are not static. We are careful to be constantly on the move." After nightfall, a tank receives a report of a five-man Palestinian squad 300 meters away, launching mortars at an Israeli position. An exchange over the radio ensues, to ensure the squad is indeed hostile. Approval comes in, and the tank fires three shells. Three of the five were killed, the gunner says.