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Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 13:21 GMT

In pictures: Beit Hanoun

A Palestinian man carries an injured child in Gaza

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Eighteen Palestinians were killed and 40 wounded when an Israeli tank fired on the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun.

Palestinian woman carries an injured child

Palestinian woman carries an injured child

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Women and children were among those killed and injured in the attack.

Reflections in blood-stained water

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Palestinian hospital officials said 13 of the dead belonged to the same family.

Mourners in a street covered in blood

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Palestinian Prime Minister, Hamas's Ismail Haniya, called it an "awful massacre" and announced three days of national mourning.

Damage to a home in Beit Hanoun, Gaza

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Israel has ordered the army to halt artillery attacks while an inquiry into the shelling is carried out.

A Palestinian mourns in Beit Hanoun, Gaza

A Palestinian mourns in Beit Hanoun, Gaza

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There was anger and despair in the streets of Beit Hanoun, where some 80 have died since the beginning of this month.

Palestinian women in Jabalia, Gaza

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Meanwhile, Palestinian women took to the streets of Jabalia in protest at the attack.

Palestinian protesters in Bethlehem

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There were also protests in the West Bank city of Bethlehem against the Israeli offensive.

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