Clashes broke out between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen as tanks rolled into the eastern side of Gaza City this morning.
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Two-year-old Rawan Helles sits in her mother's arms amidst the rubble of their demolished home in the Gaza Strip
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The shooting occurred as the tanks moved into the Ishi Jayia and al-Muntara districts. There were no reports of injuries in the clashes.
At Ishi Jayia, the army blew up the home of a Islamic Hamas activist, witnesses said. Six other houses were damaged in the explosion; there were no reports of injuries.
Four tanks and an Israeli bulldozer also entered the al-Mughazi refugee camp, south of the city, for a short time where they demolished two houses, Palestinian security sources said. The troops then pulled out.
Palestinian officials said tanks and bulldozers also moved around 500 metres into Rafah town on the southern border with Egypt, where they destroyed three houses.
AFP