Gaza Homes Razed in Tunnel Search

World | October 11, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

The Israeli army has demolished up to 10 Palestinian homes in the Rafah refugee camp as it presses on with its search for weapons-smuggling tunnels, Palestinian sources say. Another Palestinian is reported to have been killed in the Gaza Strip operation, which was launched on Thursday night by dozens of Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships. Seven Palestinians - including two boys aged eight and 15 - were killed during the first day on Friday and more than 50 have been injured. The Israeli army says it has discovered a third tunnel in the camp, which lies on the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt. But no weapons have been found so far and the army says the operation will continue. Israel says it was acting on intelligence that Palestinian militants were seeking to smuggle from Egypt shoulder-fired missiles that could be used against tanks, helicopters and fighter jets.

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