GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces pushed into the Gaza Strip's most populous area on Sunday, killing at least 31 Palestinians on the 16th day of a devastating offensive Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said was close to achieving its aims. An Israeli military spokesman said army reservists, held back until now, had been thrown into the battle. "We have begun to integrate reservist forces into the action in the Gaza Strip," Avi Benayahu said on Israel's Channel 2 TV. "We aren't acting in panic, but cautiously."
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces pushed into the Gaza Strip's most populous area on Sunday, killing at least 31 Palestinians on the 16th day of a devastating offensive Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said was close to achieving its aims.
An Israeli military spokesman said army reservists, held back until now, had been thrown into the battle.
"We have begun to integrate reservist forces into the action in the Gaza Strip," Avi Benayahu said on Israel's Channel 2 TV. "We aren't acting in panic, but cautiously."
