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Israel shells Gaza for first time since pullout
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| Last Edited | Penguin Sep 27, 2005 06:22pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Nidal al-Mughrabi 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
GAZA (Reuters) -
Israel shelled Gaza on Tuesday for the first time since its withdrawal from the territory in response to a new rocket attack by militants, and vowed no respite in an offensive to halt cross-border salvoes.
An Israeli army statement said troops had fired "a number of artillery shells" at a northern Gaza area used by militants to launch rockets at Israel, and that it would continue to use "any and all means at its disposal" to halt attacks by militants.
Hours later Israel launched a new air strike on Gaza City, targeting an office of the ruling
Fatah faction in the Sejaieh quarter, an Israeli military source and witnesses said.
There were no reports of casualties in either incident.
The shelling marked a new escalation in fighting between Israel and the Palestinians, and dealt a new blow to world hopes that Israel's Gaza pullout on September 12 would lead to renewed Middle East peace talks.
It was the first time Israel had shelled Gaza in years, Israeli media said. Israel's troops had used air power and ground incursions to fight militants during the 38 years when Israel's military ruled the coastal zone.
The shelling came an hour after a rocket from Gaza crashed into a southern Israeli town causing panic but no casualties. The rocket was fired after a fresh Israeli air strike in Gaza after darkness fell on Tuesday. |
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