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Israeli Strike on Gaza Kills Four Civilians

   VOA News  March 22, 2011

   Palestinian officials say an Israeli military strike in the Gaza Strip
   on Tuesday killed four people and wounded 13 others.
   The   Israeli   military  confirmed  the  strike,  saying  it  was  in
   retaliation for mortar fire aimed at Israel.  Israel has been under a
   barrage of mortar fire from Gaza in recent days.
   Palestinian  authorities  say  many  of the dead and wounded are young
   people  under the age of 16.  They say Israeli tank fire hit a house,
   and that all of those killed belonged to the same family.
   The  Israeli ministry said in a statement that the civilian casualties
   were  regrettable  but blamed Gaza's Hamas group for launching attacks
   from residential areas.
   Earlier  Tuesday,  Israel  launched  military strikes against sites in
   Gaza suspected of being smuggling tunnels and weapons depots.
   [
   Some information for this report provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.]

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