Gaza Raid Leaves Hundreds Homeless

World | October 12, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Up to 1,500 Palestinians have been left homeless by the Israeli army's two-day raid into the Rafah refugee camp, the UN estimates. A senior UN official who went to assess damage at the camp in the south of the Gaza Strip said it looked like there had been a severe earthquake, with up to 120 homes completely demolished. But according to an Israeli army spokesman, "several" buildings were destroyed, with the military targeting only structures used by militants. Eight Palestinians - including two boys aged eight and 15 - were killed in the operation, which the Israeli army launched to destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons across the Egyptian border. More than 50 were injured in the raid, codenamed Operation Root Canal, was launched overnight on Thursday by dozens of Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships.

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