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Battles begin in N Gaza; many hamas operatives captured
Major clashes between IDF troops and Hamas gunmen were reportedly taking place late Monday evening in the northern Gaza Strip....Overnight Sunday, the IAF attacked more than 30 Gaza targets, including an underground Hamas bunker, weapons caches and sites from where Grad rockets were fired at Ashkelon. In related news, the IDF announced on Monday that dozens of Hamas operatives have been taken prisoner since the start of the ground offensive, Israel Radio reported. Details regarding how the gunmen were captured [may not be part of N Gaza Op] and when were not released. Posted by: mhw 2009-01-05 |
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