Fighting Rages In Gaza As Toll Nears 1,000

Israeli soldiers prepare their armoured personnel carriers (APC) on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border before rolling on toward the Gaza Strip. Israel's army fought street battles with Hamas fighters in Gaza's main city on Tuesday and bombarded the southern border from the air as the death toll from its war on Hamas neared the 1,000 mark. (AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)

From Yahoo News/AFP:

GAZA CITY (AFP) – Israel's army fought street battles with Hamas fighters in Gaza's main city on Tuesday and bombarded the southern border from the air as the death toll from its war on Hamas neared the 1,000 mark.

"This is the 18th day of the Israeli aggression against our people, which is becoming more ferocious each day as the number of victims rises," Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said as terrified Gaza residents fled for their lives.

"Israel is keeping up this aggression to wipe out our people over there," added Abbas, speaking from his base in the West Bank.

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