GAZA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Palestinians living in the south of the Gaza Strip said Israeli troops had entered the territory after dark on Thursday in what appeared to be a small raiding force from the area of the Sufa border crossing with Israel. Israeli aircraft and, apparently, artillery continued to launch attacks in the north of the Hamas-controlled enclave in what ministers say is a response to Islamist rocket fire that killed an Israeli civilian on Wednesday. The government has so far ignored calls from some for a major ground offensive.
Palestinian children hold up signs during a protest in the West Bank city of Hebron February 28, 2008, against Israel's closing of a Hamas-affiliated charity. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun (WEST BANK) ...
