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Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 16:32 GMT 17:32 UK
In pictures: Israeli Gaza assault
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Israeli forces have conducted an air and ground offensive in Gaza to try to free a soldier captured by Palestinian militants.
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Much of the strip was plunged into darkness after Israeli war planes hit a power station.
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They also hit three bridges.
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Palestinian militants have been erecting barricades and preparing ambush positions in case of ground clashes.
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Some Palestinians have been evacuating the area around Gaza airport where the Israeli troops have taken position.
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Backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, Israeli troops began moving into Gaza overnight from the Kerem Shalom crossing.
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Israel has been preparing to act since the 19-year-old soldier was seized in a cross-border raid on Sunday.
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Palestinian militants have demanded that women and children held in Israeli jails be freed in exchange for information on the captured soldier.
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Israel says the incursion - the first big one since Israeli withdrawal last year - could last several days.
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