Israeli Soldiers Say They Have OK To Use Tough Tactics In Gaza

Israeli soldiers gather near armoured personnel carriers (APC) outside the northern Gaza Strip January 13, 2009. (Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters)

From McClatchy:

ALONG THE ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER — When Israeli soldiers saw a suspected suicide bomber riding a bike towards them, they moved quickly. As the man ducked into a building for safety, Israeli soldiers said they used a bulldozer to bring the walls down on top of him.

When armed Palestinians popped out of a tunnel and tried to attack, Israeli troops said they used tank fire and a bulldozer to decimate the militants.

In fight after fight and neighborhood after neighborhood, Israeli soldiers are bringing more aggressive tactics to the Gaza Strip battlefields.

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