Israeli troops get ready for Gaza offensive
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Israeli armored forces prepared for a   threatened offensive into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after   mediators said hope of recovering a kidnapped soldier through   talks was almost gone.
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Israel is prepared to withdraw troops from Palestinian areas well ahead of a planned pullout from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank next summer, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said.
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Israeli troops entered southern Gaza and planes attacked two bridges and a power station, knocking out electricity in most of the coastal strip early Wednesday and stepping up the pressure on Palestinian militants holding captive a 19-year-old Israeli soldier.
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A small Israeli ground force enters the Gaza Strip at dawn, but the army offers no details about the operation.
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Palestinian troops are being deployed in the northern Gaza Strip to prevent rocket attacks into Israel.
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The Israeli army has massed forces in the  northern Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks launched on  Israeli towns earlier on Tuesday, Israel Radio reported.
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Israeli defence minister warns that armed forces are preparing for a broad offensive against Gaza in response to rocket attacks on southern Israeli towns
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NIZMIT HILL, Israel  - Israeli tanks and troops   massed near Gaza on Tuesday for a threatened offensive against   Palestinian militants as the Israeli government said it would   target Hamas leaders if an abducted soldier was not freed.
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MARK COLVIN: More than 2,000 Israeli troops, backed by 200 tanks, are digging in for a long and bloody operation in the Gaza Strip.
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Israel massed tanks and troops along Gaza&#039;s northern border early Monday, firing artillery and unleashing more airstrikes in a show of force after the prime minister ordered his army to &quot;do all it can&quot; to free an abducted soldier.
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Israel's security cabinet met on Wednesday to consider stepping up military assaults in Gaza to counter a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks that have killed two Israelis in the past week.
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A small Israeli ground force entered the southern Gaza Strip at dawn on Friday, the army and local residents said.
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Israeli soldiers backed by helicopter gunships, tanks and armored personnel carriers, moved into Palestinian-controlled areas near the main Israel-Gaza cargo crossing on Tuesday, conducting house-to-house searches and arrests.
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The Israeli military is planning to mobilise thousands of reserve soldiers to help implement next year&#39;s planned exit from the Gaza Strip, according to defence officials.
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Israeli forces moved into Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday to prevent mortar and anti-tank fire against Israeli soldiers and civilians as PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas
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Israeli aircraft struck more targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday as the army massed an armored force in apparent preparation for a major military operation against militants in Jebaliya, the Palestinians' biggest refugee camp.
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Description: The ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said the operation will continue until Israeli settlements and nearby towns are no longer threatened by rocket fire from Palestinian militants.