Eight killed as Israeli tanks move deeper into Gaza

DOZENS of Israeli tanks pushed deep into the Gaza Strip and aircraft fired missiles at Palestinian militants yesterday in heavy fighting that mirrored the Israeli offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

Eight killed as Israeli tanks move deeper into Gaza

Palestinian officials said an eight-year-old boy was among eight people killed in the Israeli offensive.

Fighting on two fronts — against Islamic militants in Gaza and in southern Lebanon — Israel had one of its heaviest days of fighting since Hamas militants captured a soldier from an Israeli army post near the Gaza frontier more than a month ago.

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