‘Days of Penitence’ sees Israeli tanks push on border

PALESTINIAN gunmen took up positions and Israeli tanks massed along the border with the Gaza Strip yesterday as Israel pushed ahead with a massive military operation in the strip’s largest refugee camp.

It has been code-named ‘Days of Penitence’.

Thirty-four Palestinians and five Israelis were killed in bloodshed that is drawing the Israeli army back into Gaza just as the government says it wants out.