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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Israeli bulldozers destroy tunnels used by Hamas to sneak beneath Israel's southern border

Palestinian relatives of Mohammed Naser, chant slogans as they carry his lifeless body to the family house during his funeral in the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 19, 2014. Naser and eight others were killed in an early morning Israeli missile strike, official said. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Israel said it widened its ground offensive early Sunday, sending more troops into Gaza after demolishing more than a dozen Hamas tunnels and intensifying tank fire on border areas. Loud explosions shook Gaza as Israeli flares lit up the night sky and Israeli fighter jets flew low across the densely populated territory. Five Israelis — three soldiers and two civilians — have also been killed and dozens wounded as rockets continue to rain down on Israel. Hamas last week rejected an Egyptian call to both sides to halt hostilities, saying it first wants guarantees that Israel and Egypt will significantly ease their border blockade of Gaza.




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