Six Palestinians killed in Israeli strike in Gaza - Globe and Mail

IBRAHIM BARZAK Associated Press GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP — Israeli troops, backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, killed at least six Palestinian militants early Wednesday in one of the military's largest strikes since re-entering the Gaza Strip over the summer. An Israeli soldier also was killed in the operation against rocket launchers in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, the army said. Despite its large-scale action in Beit Hanoun, Israel decided on Wednesday not to expand its four-month-old ...