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Israel says small ground force enters north Gaza
17 May 2007 18:11:06 GMT
Source: Reuters
JERUSALEM, May 17 (Reuters) - A small Israeli ground force entered northern Gaza on Thursday with tanks and other armoured vehicles, an army spokesman said.

"It is a small force on a defensive operation," the spokesman said.
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Prominent Hamas politician Khalil al-Hayya (L) hugs a man after an Israeli air strike in Gaza May 20,2007. Israel escalated its strikes against Gaza militants on Sunday killing eight Palestinians in an air strike that struck the home of al-Hayya, medics and a source in the Islamist group said.



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