An explosion after an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa /Reuters)(Photo from International Herald Tribune)Israeli Forces Enter Gaza City Neighborhood -- Yahoo News/AP
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli ground troops closed in on downtown Gaza City on Tuesday, battling Palestinian militants in the streets of a densely populated neighborhood, destroying dozens of homes and sending terrified residents running for cover as gunfire and explosions echoed in the distance.
Israel's push into Tel Hawwa neighborhood was the farthest it has moved into Gaza City during its 18-day offensive against Hamas militants, and brought Israel's ground forces within a mile (1.5 kilometers) of the crowded city center. Palestinian hospital officials say more than 900 Palestinians, half of them civilians, have been killed.
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More News On The Israel Hamas War
Israel, Hamas locked in fierce Gaza City street battles -- Yahoo News/AFP
Israeli forces intensify Gaza offensive -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Israeli troops battle in SW Gaza City as death toll rise to 930 -- China View
Israeli Bombing Continues, Palestinian Death Toll Tops 900 -- Voice of America
Gaza Fighting Inflicts Misery on Both Sides -- Voice of America
Israeli troops encircle Hamas in Gaza -- The Telegraph
Gaza: Israel Prepares 'Iron Fist' Strike at Hamas -- The Times
Israel Weighs Options in Gaza -- Los Angeles Times
Israel's Leaders Weigh Their Next Steps in Gaza -- Washington Post
Israel generals discuss scope of war -- BBC
The View From Hamas
Hamas Indicates it's Open to a Truce -- Los Angeles Times
Hamas Remains Defiant Despite Pounding -- Christian Science Monitor
Egypt wants Hamas to sign up to truce deal 'now' -- AFP
How Badly Has Hamas Been Hurt in Gaza? -- Time
Israeli Officials Say Hamas Damaged But Not Destroyed -- New York Times
Victory over Israel 'closer than ever': Hamas -- AFP
The U.N. And The Refugee Crisis In Gaza
"Nowhere is safe" for trapped Gaza civilians: UNRWA -- Reuters
U.N. Warns of Refugee Crisis in Gaza Strip -- New York Times
Red Cross: 28,000 People Displaced in Gaza -- Voice Of America
UN Chief Wants Gaza Conflict Halt -- BBC News
UN Warns of Refugee Crisis in Gaza Strip -- New York Times
Middle East Envoy, Mubarak Push for Gaza Cease-Fire -- Voice of America
Olmert Says He Talked Bush Out of Cease-fire Vote -- Los Angeles Times
Rice 'Shamed' over UN Gaza Vote -- Agence France-Presse
Opinions, Editorials, And Commentary
Israelis United on War as Censure Rises Abroad -- New York Times
From Experts on Mideast, No Shortage of Advice -- New York Times
It's Time to Eliminate Hamas -- Washington Times
What's Israel's Endgame in Gaza? -- Jonathan Spyer, The Guardian
Targeting Israel, Whitewashing Hamas -- Washington Times editorial
The Answer to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- Weekly Standard opinion
Gaza: Two Wrongs Don't Make It Right -- Globe & Mail
Pretty Talk and Ugly Realities -- Real Clear Politics opinion
The World is Wrong to Condemn Israel -- Real Clear Politics opinion
Hamas Prefers War over Progress -- Sami Alrabaa, National Post
Israel Needs More War for Peace -- The Economist
The No-State Solution -- Wall Street Journal opinion
Eliminate Hamas -- Washington Times opinion
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