GAZA CITY: Israeli troops backed by tanks and attack helicopters raided a Gaza Strip town early yesterday, killing two Palestinians during fierce fighting and demolishing abandoned buildings and the exterior wall of a hospital, Palestinian officials and the army said.
Entering the town of Khan Younis in southern Gaza before dawn, Israeli forces met fierce resistance. Firefights erupted with gunmen who used a school, a hospital and a mosque as cover when firing on troops, the army said. Several hours later, the forces withdrew from the town.