ARABS-ISRAEL - Feb. 11 - Israeli Raids Kill Many.Israeli Army raids into Gaza Gaza, Ghazzah (both: gäz`ə), or Ghuzzeh (gŭz`ə), town (2003 est. pop. City and the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip Gaza Strip (gäz`ə), (2003 est. pop. 1,330,000) rectangular coastal area, c.140 sq mi (370 sq km), SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea adjoining Egypt and Israel, in what was formerly SW Palestine. results in the death of 14 Palestinians and the wounding of dozens others. In Gaza City, Palestinian men hid behind walls or sprawled flat on the ground as gunfire rang out in the street during a battle sparked by the raid, which began at about 4 am as Israeli forces, in tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, entered the eastern part of the city. In Rafah, an Israeli Army incursion in·cur·sion n. 1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion. 2. The act of entering another's territory or domain. 3. was also targeting militants. (But at the same time, the whole of the Gaza Strip is in a state of lawlessness law·less adj. 1. Unrestrained by law; unruly: a lawless mob. 2. Contrary to the law; unlawful: the lawless slaughter of protected species. 3. , with armed men from Arafat's Fatah taking part in intra-Palestinian violence and Hamas appearing to have the upper hand while Arafat's PA is virtually absent. Israeli troops raid Palestinian cities and towns almost daily in search of militants). The Israeli Army later said its Gaza raids aimed to "thwart continued mortar and missile attacks at Israeli targets". |
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