62 killed in Gaza; Israeli soldier feared captured
Source: AP-EXCITE
By IBRAHIM BARZAK and DANIEL ESTRIN
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces, backed by heavy tank fire and airstrikes, moved deeper into southern Gaza late Friday in search of a soldier apparently captured in a clash with Hamas militants earlier in the day. At least 62 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in the fierce fighting that quickly shattered an internationally brokered cease-fire.
The truce collapsed less than two hours after it began. The Israeli Cabinet held a rare session after the start of the Jewish Sabbath on Friday evening to weigh options, including whether to expand the 25-day-old operation against Hamas.
In Gaza's southern Rafah area, the military urged residents in phone calls to stay indoors as troops advanced.
"We are under fire. Every minute or so, tanks fire shells," said Ayman al-Arja, 45, a resident of the area.
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A poster of later Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is seen on the rubble of a destroyed house in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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This is the first report of the late afternoon with 62 dead.
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