Israeli troops advance into Gaza towns
Israeli ground troops, tanks and armoured vehicles advanced into two Gaza Strip towns today in pursuit of Palestinian rocket squads, even as the Red Cross - in a major blow to aid efforts – suspended activities in the impoverished territory after two of its workers were briefly kidnapped.
Snipers positioned themselves on rooftops in Beit Hanoun and Jebaliya in northern Gaza as the ground troops fanned out, and three Palestinian girls were wounded by Israeli bullet fire outside a school in Beit Hanoun, Palestinian security officials said.
