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Israel’s Gaza ground assault

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An Israeli soldier checks his camouflage make-up picture gallery
An Israeli soldier checks his camouflage make-up before joining the ground assault [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 5 Jan 2009
An Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier picture gallery
An Israeli armoured personnel carrier sits along the Israeli-Gaza border [GALLO/GETTY]
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Israeli troops ride a tank towards the Gaza Strip picture gallery
Israeli troops ride a tank towards the Gaza Strip [GALLO/GETTY]
Smoke rises over a mosque in the Gaza Strip picture gallery
Smoke rises over a mosque in the Gaza Strip [GALLO/GETTY]
Israeli soldiers use screen smoke picture gallery
Israeli soldiers use a smoke screen to cover their movements [GALLO/GETTY]
An Israeli weapon fires a shell into the Gaza Strip [GALLO/GETTY]
Smoke billows from explosions in Gaza
Smoke billows from explosions in Gaza [GALLO/GETTY]
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A wounded elderly Palestinian woman is helped
A wounded elderly Palestinian woman is helped as she arrives at a hospital [GALLO/GETTY]
A woman shouts for help picture gallery
A woman shouts for help as she carries her wounded grandchild [GALLO/GETTY]
Bodies of three Palestinian siblings picture gallery
The bodies of three Palestinian siblings from the Al-Samoni family [GALLO/GETTY]
Israeli soldiers carry the flag draped coffin - picture gallery
Israeli soldiers carry a flag draped coffin [GALLO/GETTY]
Israeli soldiers comfort each other during funeral picture gallery
Israeli soldiers comfort each other during a funeral [GALLO/GETTY]
A Palestinian family sit on top of their belongings as they flee [GALLO/GETTY]