GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli aircraft and artillery struck targets inside densely crowded Gaza City on Thursday, and witnesses said one of the buildings damaged was the local headquarters of the U.N. refugee agency.
The U.N. building was hit by what was believed to be three white phosphorous shells, which burn at high temperatures and can set things on fire, U.N. spokesman Chris Gunness said.
Reporting from Gaza City -- Israeli Prime Minster Ehud Olmert on Sunday defended his country's 22-day offensive in the Gaza Strip and pledged to defend the military against international calls for an investigation of potential war crimes.
GAZA — To the west, the Mediterranean sparkled and winked. To the east, columns of black smoke rose and gunfire pounded. In between, Israeli Merkava tanks plowed.
JERUSALEM – With fighting all around them, Israeli troops knocked on the door of the Samouni clan in Gaza City last weekend and told them to leave, directing them to the building owned by a relative.
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