2 000 troops deployed in Gaza
01/03/2008 22:29  - (SA)  

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Gaza Strip - The Israeli army deployed an entire regiment - numbering about 2 000 soldiers - in Gaza, where more than 50 Palestinians were killed in clashes on Saturday, public television reported.

It said the soldiers of the elite Givati unit, backed by tanks and combat helicopters, met fierce resistance from Palestinian militants in one of the largest operations since Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in September 2005.

A military spokesperson, contacted by AFP, confirmed the Givati unit had been deployed, but declined to give troop numbers.

- AFP

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