Armed Palestinian women, members of the Popular Resistance Committees, protest against Israel's operations in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Israel's two-front offensive against Islamic militants began on June 25 when Hamas-linked guerrillas in the Gaza Strip carried out a cross-border attack on a military outpost in Israel, killing two soldiers and capturing one. Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas joined the fray on July 12, attacking a military patrol on the border in northern Israel, killing three soldiers and capturing two. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
Israeli tanks move into Gaza refugee camp
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli tanks began moving into the Mughazi refugee camp in central Gaza early Wednesday under cover of machine gun fire from troops.
The Israeli military confirmed that an operation was in progress.
The camp is near the Gaza- Israel fence across from the Palestinian town of Deir al-Balah. Israeli forces operated in the region late last week before withdrawing.
The incursion was preceded by several hours of tank movements on the Israeli side, as well as exchanges of fire between soldiers and Palestinian gunmen. Palestinian officials said a Hamas militant was seriously wounded.
Israel began a large-scale operation in Gaza on June 28, three days after Hamas-lined militants tunneled under the border and attacked an Israeli army base at a Gaza crossing, killing two soldiers and capturing a third.