Three Palestinian children killed in Israeli tank attack
Thursday, 30 August 2007
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Three Palestinian children have been killed in an overnight Israeli attack in the Beit Hanoun area of northern Gaza.
The Israeli military says it launched tank shells at militants setting up a rocket launcher in the area.
However, doctors say two boys aged 10 and 12 were killed by shrapnel along with a 12-year-old girl.
The Beit Hanoun area is frequently used by Palestinian militants to launch rockets into Israel.
Palestinian medics say the latest deaths mean eight children have now been killed in Israeli military operations in Gaza and the West Bank in just over a week.
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