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Olmert: Israel will press ahead with strikes in Gaza

Israel will keep targeting Palestinian rocket squads in Gaza despite the risk of inadvertently hitting civilians, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said.

Olmert: Israel will press ahead with strikes in Gaza

Fri, 10 Nov, 2006 - 07:06

Israel will keep targeting Palestinian rocket squads in Gaza despite the risk of inadvertently hitting civilians, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said.

He spoke yesterday as tens of thousands of Palestinians buried 18 victims of an errant Israeli artillery strike.

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