(Well, they were suffering from killing-cold turkey since the end of the bombardment of Lebanon)
'Six Palestinians and one Israeli soldier have been killed in heavy clashes in the northern Gaza Strip.
In one of Israel's biggest raids into Gaza in recent months, troops carried out three air strikes and moved to encircle the town of Beit Hanoun.
More than 35 people were wounded as troops, backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, carried out the raid.'
