High lights of the report :

The BBC's James Rodgers, in Gaza, says there are reports that
Israeli soldiers carried out house-to-house searches.

Wicked James !!!

He was unable to confirm this report though hence the "Palestinian official told the BBC"

A Palestinian official told the BBC that ambulances had not
been able to collect wounded people - and hospitals were
appealing for blood donors to come forward.

here they say Palestinians medics said..
BBC is unable/unwilling to confirm this ?

"In a separate incident on Saturday, a Palestinian cameraman
was killed by Israeli gunfire in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics said".

Dead palestinians are still referred to as gunmen, by this we presume that the person was male and had a gun .
American news media uses the expression " Militants" or extremists, also for dead women and children .

"Israeli forces also shot dead a Palestinian gunman as he tried to infiltrate a Jewish settlement near the town of Jenin, military sources said".

Probably another 80 year old donkey riding shepherd.
to the BBC Gunman will do nicely ..


Didn't we have a lovely day the day we went to Gaza !!



 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2961525.stm

Israeli troops storm Gaza camp

Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships have moved into a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in one of their biggest operations of recent months.

Five Palestinians and one Israeli soldier are reported to have been killed during the assault, which appears to have targeted one of two suspected militant strongholds in the Rafah refugee camp.

Many civilians and three Israeli soliders were injured.

Following the incursion, Palestinians fired three Qassam
rockets from the Gaza Strip at the Israeli town of Sderot, the town's mayor said. At least one woman was injured.

The densely populated Rafah refugee camp, close to the
Israeli-Egyptian border, is home to about 60,000 people.

The BBC's James Rodgers, in Gaza, says there are reports that
Israeli soldiers carried out house-to-house searches.

Witnesses said the Israelis had brought empty buses with
them, apparently because troops were planning to detain
suspected militants.

Israeli forces penetrated the town's refugee camp from three
directions.

Tanks reached the centre and surrounded the main market.
Heavy fighting was reported.

The crackle of gunfire could be heard all around, residents
said.

"I was sitting outside with some friends playing cards when
suddenly we came under fire," said Marwan Khatib, 39.

"Bullets hit the wall next to us and tanks were coming toward
us very fast."

A Palestinian official told the BBC that ambulances had not
been able to collect wounded people - and hospitals were
appealing for blood donors to come forward.

Homeless

Our correspondent says tension has increased in the area
since the Israeli army began building a security fence to
protect its forces.

During this process, Israeli troops have demolished houses
which they say were used as firing positions by Palestinian
fighters.

This has left many civilians homeless and apparently increased the determination of militant groups to strike at the Israeli army.

In a separate incident on Saturday, a Palestinian cameraman
was killed by Israeli gunfire in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics said.

The incident happened during clashes between Israeli forces
and Palestinians.

Israeli forces also shot dead a Palestinian gunman as he tried to infiltrate a Jewish settlement near the town of Jenin, military sources said.