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Palestinians Flee Homes, Israel Pounds Gaza City

by Eric Westervelt, NPR
January 15, 2009

Intense fighting is still being reported throughout the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces are pushing deeper into neighborhoods in southern and eastern Gaza City. Witnesses say large groups of civilians in the south are fleeing their homes as Israeli ground troops, backed by attack helicopters, search the area for Hamas fighters.

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