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Gaza Fighting Continues After 3-Hour Break

Militant rocket fire breaks lull, Israel says

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 7, 2009 12:45 PM CST

(Newser) – Fighting resumed in Gaza today after a 3-hour ceasefire, the Times of London reports. The lull was broken by a rocket attack launched by Palestinian militants into the Israeli city of Beersheba, Israeli officials said. The Israeli military plans to halt fighting every day from... Read full story »

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