Israel kills one Palestinian, bombs Hamas offices

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

GAZA, July 14 (Reuters) - Israel bombed the offices of Hamas lawmakers, destroyed a bridge and fired a tank shell that killed one Palestinian on Friday as part of a Gaza Strip offensive aimed at forcing militants to release a captured soldier.

Israeli forces withdrew overnight from central Gaza after two days of fighting, and an army statement said the troops had "currently completed their activities in the area".

The Gaza Strip is ringed by Israeli tanks and troops. A contingent remains in the southern tip of Gaza, which troops entered on June 28 to try to force militants to free Corporal Gilad Shalit and to halt their cross-border rocket fire.

Israel has killed more than 80 Palestinians as part of the offensive.

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...civilians? Are the two captured Israeli soldiers being held by the Palestinians still alive, can anyone confirm that they are in fact still alive?