Israeli tanks roll towards the Gaza Strip on a combat mission, near Israel's border with Gaza,Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. Israeli troops battled Palestinian gunmen in a suburb of Gaza City on Sunday morning as Israel's military inched closer to Gaza's main population centers despite growing diplomatic pressure to end the conflict. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)Israeli Troops, Militants Battle In Gaza Suburb
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli troops battled Palestinian gunmen in a suburb of Gaza City Sunday in one of the fiercest ground battles so far as Israel's military inched toward Gaza's population centers.
A top Israeli defense official said Hamas has been badly hurt by the offensive in Gaza — especialy by the deaths of senior militants and shortages of ammunition — but predicted that the group would fight on.
The group "is not expected to raise a white flag," military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin told the Israeli Cabinet Sunday.
The fighting in the Sheikh Ajleen neighborhood erupted before dawn and continued through the morning as Israeli infantrymen and tanks advanced toward Gaza City and its approximately 400,000 residents, Palestinian witnesses said. Hamas and the smaller militant group Islamic Jihad said they ambushed the Israelis, leading to some of the heaviest fighting since Israel sent ground forces into the coastal territory on Jan. 3.
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More News On The Israel Hamas War
Israeli forces edge into Gaza city -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Israel says Gaza war nearing end as fighting rages -- Yahoo News/AFP
Israeli Troops Push Into Gaza City in Fierce Battle -- New York Times
Israel presses on with Gaza war as death toll tops 850 -- AFP
Gaza Offensive to Enter New Phase -- Washington Times
Pressure Heats Up As Gaza War Grinds On Into Third Week -- VOA
As Talks Falter, Israel Warns of More Extensive Attacks -- New York Times
Israel Warns Gaza Residents of 'New Phase' of Offensive -- Los Angeles Times
Israel Takes War Against Hamas to Streets -- Daily Telegraph
Gaza Hit by New Israeli Strikes -- BBC News
Israel Tells Gazans to Brace for War Escalation -- Associated Press
Israel warns its Gaza blitz may go on for weeks -- Daily Mail
Hamas rocket chief is killed -- Times Online
IDF: 300 Hamas operatives killed in Gaza -- Jerusalem Post
IDF: Hamas fighters beginning to desert; army steps up Gaza offensive -- Haaretz
'A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery' -- The Danger Room
Combat May Escalate In Gaza, Israel Warns -- Washington Post
Olmert: We are Approaching Goals Set for Gaza Operation -- Jerusalem Post
Israel is 'nearing Gaza goals' -- BBC
Gaza medics face war's carnage daily -- Yahoo News/AP
Pentagon denies arms shipment to Israel linked to Gaza fighting -- Haaretz
UN drafting Gaza plan to reinstate PA' -- Jerusalem Post
Palestinian Groups Reject International Gaza Force -- Voice of America
Israel Restricts Access to Al-Aqsa Mosque During Friday Prayers -- VOA
Wounded from Gaza Get Emergency Care in Egypt -- Voice of America
The View From Israel: Victors in a Necessary War -- Washington Post
Turk Raises Eyebrows in Criticism of Israel -- New York Times
Anger at cardinal's likening of Gaza to death camp -- Yahoo News/AP
Demonstrations, Riots, And Protests
Protesters clash with police as 100,000 strong London Gaza demo descends into violence -- Daily Mail
Thousands in Europe, Lebanon protest Gaza violence -- Yahoo News/AP
Pro-Gaza Protesters Riot In London ... Police Attacked (Video) -- Gateway Pundit
More Rage In Rallies Against Gaza Violence -- CBS
Israeli Assault on Gaza Galvanizes Support for Hamas in West Bank -- VOA
Commentary, Opinions, And Editorials
A Plan for Gaza: Demilitarization and Internationalization -- Counter Terrorism Blog
Bloodied Gaza Set for the Endgame -- The Times
Silence the Guns in Gaza -- Los Angeles Times editorial
The New Israeli Fatalism -- Washington Post opinion
Bridges to Peace in Gaza -- Los Angeles Times opinion
Israel's Just Goal: Reasonable Cease-Fire -- Chicago Sun-Times
No, We are Not all Hamas Now -- The Times opinion
Negotiating the Mideast -- Los Angeles Times opinion
In U.S., war of words over Gaza -- San Francisco Chronicle