A militant from the radical Islamic Hamas movement walks at an area that was destroyed by a previous and the current Israeli army incursions in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia 07 October 2004. Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli fire in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia this morning as troops pressed a massive eight-day-old incursion into the area, Palestinian medics said. The deaths brought to 91 the number of Palestinians killed since Israeli tanks first poured into the Gaza Strip on September 28. Five Israelis have also been killed in the territory during the incursion.

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A Palestinian child looks at militant listening to the radio in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia 07 October 2004. Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli fire in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia this morning as troops pressed a massive eight-day-old incursion into the area, Palestinian medics said. The deaths brought to 91 the number of Palestinians killed since Israeli tanks first poured into the Gaza Strip on September 28. Five Israelis have also been killed in the territory during the incursion.

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A convoy of Israeli armored vehicles moves into the northern Gaza Strip 07 October 2004, from a military staging area near Kibbutz Mefalsim in southern Israel. Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli fire in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia this morning as troops pressed a massive eight-day-old incursion into the area, Palestinian medics said. The deaths brought to 91 the number of Palestinians killed since Israeli tanks first poured into the Gaza Strip on September 28. Five Israelis have also been killed in the territory during the incursion.

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An Israeli D-9 armoured bulldozer flattens a tree area as an armored personnel carrier APC seen securing the area in the Palestinian town of Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli fire in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia this morning as troops pressed a massive eight-day-old incursion into the area, Palestinian medics said. The deaths brought to 91 the number of Palestinians killed since Israeli tanks first poured into the Gaza Strip on September 28. Five Israelis have also been killed in the territory during the incursion.

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An Israeli tank rolls into the northern Gaza Strip at a military staging area near Kibbutz Mefalsim in southern Israel 07 October 2004. Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli fire in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia as troops pressed a massive eight-day-old incursion into the area, Palestinian medics said. The deaths brought to 91 the number of Palestinians killed since Israeli tanks first poured into the Gaza Strip on September 28. Five Israelis have also been killed in the territory during the incursion.

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Israeli soldiers are seen on top of their Merkava tanks cleaning weapons and gear 07 October 2004, at a military staging area near Kibbutz Mefalsim along the northern border with the Gaza Strip. Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli fire in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia this morning as troops pressed a massive eight-day-old incursion into the area, Palestinian medics said. The deaths brought to 91 the number of Palestinians killed since Israeli tanks first poured into the Gaza Strip on September 28. Five Israelis have also been killed in the territory during the incursion.

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Palestinian men stand atop metal piping as they gather at the scene of a metal workshop that was targeted in an Israeli helicopter airstrike October 6, 2004 inside the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. The airstrike targeted the workshop which was suspected of manufacturing rocket launchers. The airstrike and the seven-day-old Israeli incursion in Gaza are an attempt to stop daily Qassam rocket attacks on nearby Israeli border towns that have continued unabated for more than a week.

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An Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) moves out, on October 6, 2004 near Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. The Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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An Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) moves out, on October 6, 2004 near Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. The Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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An Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) moves out, on October 6, 2004 near Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. The Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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An Israeli tank moves out, on October 6, 2004 near Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. The Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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An Israeli soldier gets his tank ready to move in, on October 6, 2004 near Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. The Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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Israeli soldiers walk past settler children 06 October 2004 in the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom, which is part of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, in the occupied Gaza Strip. A Thai worker in the settlement's greenhouses was killed in a gun battle between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants that tried to infiltrate the settlement. Three militants from the Palestinian radical movement Hamas were killed after a bid to infiltrate the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom in southern Gaza, Israeli military sources said.

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Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) moves into the Gaza Strip near Kibbutz Mefalsim 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. The Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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An Israeli army tank moves into the Gaza Strip near Kibbutz Mefalsim 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. The Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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Israeli soldiers adjust the canon of their tank, deployed near Kibbutz Mefalsim, before crossing the border into Gaza Strip 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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Israelis looks at a convoy of Israeli army tanks moving into the Gaza Strip near Kibbutz Mefalsim 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad carries an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) during the funeral for Islamic Jihad member Basher Al-Dabash October 6, 2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The Israeli offensive into northern Gaza Strip entered its second week October 6 with Palestinian group Hamas threatening to step up rocket attacks and strike more deeply into the Jewish state.

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A young Palestinian boy carries a gun during the funeral for Islamic Jihad member Basher Al-Dabash October 6, 2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The Israeli offensive into northern Gaza Strip entered its second week October 6 with Palestinian group Hamas threatening to step up rocket attacks and strike more deeply into the Jewish state.

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Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad carries an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) during the funeral for Islamic Jihad member Basher Al-Dabash October 6, 2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The Israeli offensive into northern Gaza Strip entered its second week October 6 with Palestinian group Hamas threatening to step up rocket attacks and strike more deeply into the Jewish state.

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Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad carry homemade anti-tank rocket launchers during the funeral for Islamic Jihad member Basher Al-Dabash October 6, 2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The Israeli offensive into northern Gaza Strip entered its second week October 6 with Palestinian group Hamas threatening to step up rocket attacks and strike more deeply into the Jewish state.

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A convoy of Israeli army bulldozers and tanks returns from the northern Palestinian town of Beit Hanun near Kibbutz Mefalsim 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eighth straight day in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad carry a homemade anti-tank rocket launcher during the funeral for Islamic Jihad member Basher Al-Dabash October 6, 2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The Israeli offensive into northern Gaza Strip entered its second week October 6 with Palestinian group Hamas threatening to step up rocket attacks and strike more deeply into the Jewish state.

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Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad defend a position armed with a homemade anti-tank rocket launcher during the funeral for Islamic Jihad member Basher Al-Dabash October 6, 2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The Israeli offensive into northern Gaza Strip entered its second week October 6 with Palestinian group Hamas threatening to step up rocket attacks and strike more deeply into the Jewish state.

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A column of Israeli tanks roll to join other units near Kibbutz Mefalsim on the border with the Gaza Strip 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eight straight days in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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Israeli tanks roll on their way to join other units near Kibbutz Mefalsim on the border with the Gaza Strip 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eight straight days in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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A Palestinian woman passes two Hamas militants as she goes to search through the debris of her destroyed home October 6, 2004 inside the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces have destroyed several homes and killed more than 80 Palestinians during their seven day old open-ended operation to create a buffer zone to stop the militants from firing Qassam rockets at Israeli border towns and settlements along the Gaza border. Despite the operation though, militants have still managed to fire qassam rockets daily towards nearby Israeli border towns.

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Israeli soldiers adjust the cannon of their tank deployed near Kibbutz Mefalsim before crossing the border into the Gaza Strip 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eight straight days in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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Israeli soldiers repair the chain of their tank deployed near Kibbutz Mefalsim before crossing the border into the Gaza Strip 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eight straight days in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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Israeli army tanks are deployed near Kibbutz Mefalsim before crossing the border into te Gaza Strip 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eight straight days in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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An Israeli soldier prays next to his APC deployed near Kibbutz Mefalsim before crossing the border into the Gaza Strip 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eight straight days in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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An Israeli soldier prays next to his APC deployed near Kibbutz Mefalsim before crossing the border into the Gaza Strip 06 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the eight straight days in response to Palestinian rocket fire that killed two Israeli children. Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state. The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.

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Israeli soldiers return from action onboard their APC from the nothern Gaza strip town of Beit Hanoun 05 October 2004. Columns of Israeli armour had been active around Jabaliya, Beit Lahya and Beit Hanoun in a new operation aimed at halting Qassam homemade rocket attacks on southern Israel, Israeli military sources said.

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An Israeli army tank is seen during the ongoing military incursion October 5, 2004 in the Jebaliya refugee the Gaza Strip. Israel is in the sixth day of the offensive that that began when a Palestinian rocket killed two children in Sderot, Israel.

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An Isareli tank points its cannon towards houses in the nothern Gaza strip town of Beit Hanoun 05 October 2004. Columns of Israeli armour had been active around Jabaliya, Beit Lahya and Beit Hanoun in a new operation aimed at halting Qassam homemade rocket attacks on southern Israel, Israeli military sources said.

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An Israeli army tank is seen through the bullet marked window of an Armored Troops Carrier during the ongoing military incursion October 5, 2004 in the Jebaliya refugee the Gaza Strip. Israel is in the sixth day of the offensive that that began when a Palestinian rocket killed two children in Sderot, Israel.

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An Al Aqsa Brigade militant watches for approaching Israeli forces from behind a sand bag defensive positon inside the Jabaliya refugee camp October 5, 2004 in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian militants continue to put up resistance against Israeli forces, who are in their sixth day of an open ended operation to create a buffer zone to stop the militants from firing Qassam rockets at Israeli border towns and settlements along the Gaza border.

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Palestinian Hamas militants man a defensive positon armed with a homemade antitank rocket launcher within the Jabaliya refugee camp October 5, 2004 in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian militants continue to put up resistance against Israeli forces, who are in their sixth day of an open ended operation to create a buffer zone to stop the militants from firing Qassam rockets at Israeli border towns and settlements along the Gaza border.

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Palestinian Al Aqsa brigade militants take cover behind sand bag defensive positons from nearby Israeli forces within the Jabaliya refugee camp October 5, 2004 in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian militants continue to put up resistance against Israeli forces, who are in their sixth day of an open ended operation to create a buffer zone to stop the militants from firing Qassam rockets at Israeli border towns and settlements along the Gaza border.

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Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at a crowd throwing stones in their direction during an army operation in the northern West Bank village of Kabatia, near Jenin, 05 October 2004. Israeli troops pressed on with their offensive in the Gaza Strip today as the United Nations was set to vote on a resolution calling for halt to the onslaught that has killed almost 80 Palestinians. In West Bank violence, a militant from the hardline Hamas was killed by Israeli troops near Hebron, while in Ramallah an Israeli policeman and two Palestinians died during a search and arrest operation. During the raid, nine militants were seized.

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Israeli troops are on alert during an army operation in the northern West Bank village of Kabatia, near Jenin, 05 October 2004. Israeli troops pressed on with their offensive in the Gaza Strip today as the United Nations was set to vote on a resolution calling for halt to the onslaught that has killed almost 80 Palestinians. In West Bank violence, a militant from the hardline Hamas was killed by Israeli troops near Hebron, while in Ramallah an Israeli policeman and two Palestinians died during a search and arrest operation. During the raid, nine militants were seized.

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A handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian is taken by an Israeli soldier into custody during an army operation in the northern West Bank village of Kabatia, near Jenin, 05 October 2004. Israeli troops pressed on with their offensive in the Gaza Strip today as the United Nations was set to vote on a resolution calling for halt to the onslaught that has killed almost 80 Palestinians. In West Bank violence, a militant from the hardline Hamas was killed by Israeli troops near Hebron, while in Ramallah an Israeli policeman and two Palestinians died during a search and arrest operation. During the raid, nine militants were seized.

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A Palestinian youth throws stones at an Israeli armored personnel carrier (APC) during an army operation in the northern West Bank village of Kabatia, near Jenin, 05 October 2004. Israeli troops pressed on with their offensive in the Gaza Strip today as the United Nations was set to vote on a resolution calling for halt to the onslaught that has killed almost 80 Palestinians. In West Bank violence, a militant from the hardline Hamas was killed by Israeli troops near Hebron, while in Ramallah an Israeli policeman and two Palestinians died during a search and arrest operation. During the raid, nine militants were seized.

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Israeli troops are on alert during an army operation in the northern West Bank village of Kabatia, near Jenin, 05 October 2004. Israeli troops pressed on with their offensive in the Gaza Strip today as the United Nations was set to vote on a resolution calling for halt to the onslaught that has killed almost 80 Palestinians. In West Bank violence, a militant from the hardline Hamas was killed by Israeli troops near Hebron, while in Ramallah an Israeli policeman and two Palestinians died during a search and arrest operation. During the raid, nine militants were seized.

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Masked Hamas gunman stands in the alleys of Jabaliya refugee camp, the centre of the fighting in the northern Gaza Strip since Israel launched its operation "Days of Penitence" a week ago, 05 October 2004. Israeli troops pressed on with their offensive in the Gaza Strip as the United Nations was set to vote on a resolution calling for halt to the onslaught that has killed almost 80 Palestinians.

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Israeli soldiers wake up on a tank in Kibbutz Mefalsim just before re-entering into the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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Israeli soldiers wake up on a tank in Kibbutz Mefalsim just before re-entering into the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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Israeli soldiers wake up on a tank in Kibbutz Mefalsim just before re-entering into the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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Israeli soldiers celebrate on their Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) following their return to Kibbutz Mefalsim after a night of fighting at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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Israeli soldiers celebrate on their Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) following their return to Kibbutz Mefalsim after a night of fighting at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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Israeli soldiers celebrate on their Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) following their return to Kibbutz Mefalsim after a night of fighting at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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An Israeli Armored convoy returns to Israel after a night of fighting at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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An Israeli soldier prays in Kibbutz Mefalsim after a night of fighting at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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Isareli soldiers return to Israel after a night of fighting at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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An Isareli soldier flashes the V-sign for victory aboard his Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) upon return to Kibbutz Mefalsim following a night of fighting at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, 05 October 2004. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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An Israeli Armored convoy returns to Israel after a night of fighting at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip on October 5, 2004 in Kibbutz Mefalsim, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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Israeli soldiers are seen on board their Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) as a military convoy returns to Kibbutz Mefalsim 05 October 2004 after a night of fighting at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip. Israeli troops are pressing ahead with a major offensive in Gaza for the seventh straight day, as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to pull its forces out after a huge onslaught that has left almost 80 Palestinians dead in less than a week.

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Israeli soldier aims his gun during army operation to arrest wanted Palestinian in the West bank town of Ramallah, 04 October 2004. One Israeli soldier and two Palestinians were killed during fire exchange between Israeli army special unit and Palestinian militants, five Palestinian members of the radical Hamas group were arrested, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.

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An Israeli tanks rolls inside the outskirt of Beit Lahia on the northern Gaza Strip 04 October 2004. More than 80 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began a major onslaught on the Gaza Strip six days ago.

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Israeli soldiers celebrate as they break for a rest on the Israeli side of the Green Line near the Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanun October 3, 2004 In Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed to press ahead with a massive military incursion in the Gaza Strip that has killed almost 60 people in five days. Israel launched the incursion, one of the deadliest since the start of the Palestinian uprising four years ago, in a bid to prevent rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.

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Israeli tanks roll at the border between Kibbutz Mefalsim and the Gaza Strip October 3, 2004 in Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed to press ahead with a massive military incursion in the Gaza Strip that has killed almost 60 people in five days. Israel launched the incursion, one of the deadliest since the start of the Palestinian uprising four years ago, in a bid to prevent rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.

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An Israeli soldier is pictured as he prepares at the border between Kibbutz Mefalsim and the Gaza Strip October 3, 2004 in Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed to press ahead with a massive military incursion in the Gaza Strip that has killed almost 60 people in five days. Israel launched the incursion, one of the deadliest since the start of the Palestinian uprising four years ago, in a bid to prevent rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.