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December 11, 2007: Around 30 Israeli tanks and several bulldozers moved into the Gaza Strip in the biggest incursion into the territory in months. 6 Palestinian militants are believed to have been killed. Two Israeli soldiers were wounded.
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Fast Facts:
- Gaza is run by the Hamas, a militant group which took over after violent conflict with Fatah.
- Israel entered Gaza in September 2007
- The Annapolis Summit in November 2007 aimed to form an agreement on a Palestinian state
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Israel Gaza Incursion (December 2007) News
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- Ynet: Hamas leader 'thanks God' for son's death (February 28, 2008)
- The Telegraph: Israeli 'show of strength' kills four in Gaza (December 11, 2007)
- "Coming on the eve of Wednesday's re-opening of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, the ground operation was viewed as a deliberate show of strength by the Israeli armed forces."
- Ynet news: Gaza operation: 7 militants killed, 40 interrogated (December 11, 2007)
- "Defense Minister Ehud Barak said during a visit to a Navy base in Haifa that "IDF forces will continue to operate in Gaza during the night to thwart the firing and manufacturing Qassam rockets and mortar shells."
- Guardian Unlimited: Six dead as Israeli tanks enter Gaza (December 11, 2007)
- "Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were due to meet tomorrow at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem to start a new process of talks in the wake of the Middle East conference in Annapolis late last month."
- Xinhua: 5 killed, 70 detained in large Israeli offensive on Gaza (December 11, 2007)
- BBC News: Israeli tanks push deep into Gaza (December 11, 2007)
- VOA News: Israeli Forces Launch Gaza Offensive, 4 Militants Killed (December 11, 2007)
- Al Jazeera English: Israel Launches Gaza Incursion (December 11, 2007)
- Times Online: Israeli tanks in Gaza threaten peace talks (December 11, 2007)
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