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Israeli tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, drawing mortar fire from Palestinian militants and intensifying violence that has chipped away at a tenuous cease-fire.
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Visitors are seen at the mountain fortress of Herodium, in the West Bank, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, where Israeli archaeologists are excavating what they believe is the tomb of biblical King Herod. Israeli archaeologist Prof. Ehud Netzer announced at a...
