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Video: Israel pounds Gaza for a third consecutive day Al Jazeera, Dec 30, 2008
Israeli jets are again bombing targets in the Gaza Strip. The air assault is now into a third day. Warships have also been involved in the attacks, shelling the area around Gaza's port. The death toll in Gaza has risen to more than 350 with close to 2,000 injured. Despite the onslaught, the Palestinian resistance continues. Rockets fired from Gaza have killed at three people and injured seven in the city of Ashkelon.
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