MID: Gaza toll climbs to 397: local officials
01 Jan 2009 9:31 AM
GAZA CITY, Dec 31 AFP - Two people died on Thursday in New Year Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, raising the toll since Israeli military operations began on Saturday to 397, according to the head of the territory's emergency services.
A woman died during the raid on a house occupied by a member of Gaza's ruling Hamas in Rafah, near the Egyptian border, Moawiya Hassanei told AFP. The doctor said that targeted militants were absent, with the victims reported to be neighbours.
