APTOPIX MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS

Fire and smoke from Israeli military operations is seen after a strike hit a Hamas security facility in Gaza City, early Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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