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2 Palestinians Wounded in Israeli Artillery Strike
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=11BB7FF:3919ACA Palestinian
security officials say shells landed near home in farming area early
Monday





Israeli soldiers run as mobile artillery piece fires towards Gaza
StripPalestinian officials say Israeli artillery shells struck the
northern Gaza Strip, wounding two people.

Palestinian security officials say the shells landed near a home in a
farming area early Monday.

The Israeli army says it was firing artillery toward suspected
rocket-launching sites, but could not confirm whether a house had been
struck.

Israel has stepped up strikes in Gaza in response to homemade rocket
attacks by Palestinian militants.

Israel severed ties with the new Hamas-led Palestinian government
Sunday, calling the Palestinian Authority a "hostile entity."

Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel would try to
undermine the Hamas-led government and shun foreign officials who meet
with Hamas members during trips to the region.

Mr. Olmert also vowed no let-up in Israeli attacks. Such attacks since
Friday have killed 15 Palestinians, mainly militants. Some information
for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.


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