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Israeli soldiers, one holding the Israeli flag, return from the Gaza Strip to a staging area along the Israel-Gaza border, Tuesday, March 4, 2008. About 25 Israeli armored vehicles rumbled into southern Gaza after nightfall Tuesday, and troops clashed with militants, witnesses said, just a day after Israel ended a destructive and bloody ground operation in northern Gaza against Palestinian rocket squads. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)