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Israel Moves Into Gaza Strip
Date: Monday March 22, 11:55 PM
Israel has sent armoured vehicles in the northern Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fired rockets from the territory.A source told Reuters news agency that a small number of troops have entered a zone about 300 metres from the border fence between the Gaza Strip and southern Israel's Negev region.At least four rockets were fired from Gaza.
The move came hours after the assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
There were no reported casualties in the rocket attacks but the source said Israel was keen to prevent further firings at Israeli civilian areas amid threats by angry militants to avenge Yassin's death.
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