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IDF shell kills Palestinian family of seven near Gaza City
By Amir Hass, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies
Tags: Israel news, gaza, israel 

The Israel Defense Forces killed seven members of a Palestinian family in a strike on their home in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Palestinian medical officials said.



The attack at Beach refugee camp, on the outskirts of the city of Gaza, followed a separate shelling which killed three children and their mother, said medical officials.
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They said that at least 12 civilians had been killed on Monday in total.

Blasts rocked Gaza overnight after IDF soldiers moved into a northern zone. Israeli forces had asked residents to leave their homes to avoid being hurt in the clashes with Hamas militants. Some families sought refuge in nearby United Nations run schools.

A military spokeswoman said the air force bombed more than 30 targets, including homes of Hamas members used as weapons depots, tunnels and a suspected anti-aircraft rocket launcher.

At least 517 Palestinians have been killed at least a quarter of them civilians, a UN agency said. Forty-two, mostly civilians were killed on Sunday, a medical source said.

Israel approves crossing of trucks carrying humanitarian aid

Meanwhile, Israel allowed 80 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip on Monday through the Shalom Crossing.

Olmert on Sunday stated that Israel will not allow a humanitarian crisis to occur in the coastal strip, and will aid Gazans with food and medical supplies.


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      2.   Hamas should be tried for war crimes 11:13  |  Beatrice 05/01/09
      3.   the hypocrisy of it all is that 11:21  |  p.man 05/01/09
      4.   Don`t stop 11:24  |  shlomo 05/01/09
      5.   The difference is ... 11:36  |  martin 05/01/09
      6.   IDF shell kills Palestinian family 12:43  |  barbara 05/01/09
      7.   IDF shell kills Palestinian family of seven 13:37  |  Iamashamed 05/01/09
      8.   TUPAC depends what the target was.No question about Hamas 14:04  |  PETER SM 05/01/09
      9.   6,000 rockets fired into Israel...blame your leaders...Hamas 17:11  |  JB 05/01/09
      10.   #9, JB, trying counting a different way... 19:36  |  Silvienne 05/01/09
      11.   Yes! 19:39  |  Kees 05/01/09
      12.   Shelling Civilians/Tupac #1 20:08  |  Gary 05/01/09
      13.   collateral damage is NOT ok 20:37  |  Jerry 05/01/09
      14.   collateral damage is NOT ok 20:37  |  Jerry 05/01/09
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