Palestinians clear rubble left from the war in Zaytoun, in southern Gaza City, above. At left, Palestinian rescue workers assist the wounded after an Israeli missile strike on the city's security headquarters and prison in December. (By Bernat Armangue -- Associated Press) From Washington Post:
JERUSALEM -- The small house near Gaza City posed no immediate threat -- there was no sniper fire or evidence it was wired with explosives. But as the Israel Defense Forces approached with plans to position soldiers on either side, Maj. Gur Rosenblat said he still regarded the structure with suspicion, and called in a bulldozer to tear it down.
There was nothing inside.
"A suspicious house between two platoons? I could not leave it," said Rosenblat, a commander in the Israeli reserve. "We took risks to avoid civilian damage, but we tried to make the risks as low as we could. I needed to complete my mission and bring my soldiers back to their families."
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