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A shell fired by Israeli forces explodes over the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in a ground offensive after eight days of air strikes failed to halt the Islamist group's rocket attacks on Israel.
REUTERS/Baz Ratner
A shell fired by Israeli forces explodes over the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in a ground offensive after eight days of air strikes failed to halt the Islamist group's rocket attacks on Israel.
REUTERS/Baz Ratner
