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4 May 2010
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7:40am on Tuesday 4 May 2010, eight Israeli tanks and two bulldozers moved about 200 meters inside of the border, east of Ash-Shoka village, in Rafah town.
This area is inside the Gaza Strip and the IOF has declared it a security 'buffer zone'.
The tanks combed the area.
The IOF were still in the area as this news was published.
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11:30am on the same day, the IOF withdrew from the area.
No casualties or injuries were reported.
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