Two Soldiers Killed, Five Wounded And 48 Palestinians Killed

Two soldiers were killed and five wounded during operations in northern Gaza on Saturday where soldiers from the Givati Brigades backed by armoured and engineering unit waged fierce gunbattles with armed Palestinians. At least 48 Palestinians were killed.7 Grad missiles and over 40 kassam rockets were fired at Israel on Saturday as violence threatened to spiral out of control. Six Israelis were wounded in Ashkelon after missiles slammed into the city, Over 40 Kassam rockets were fired at Sderot and the western negev on Saturday, Om Saturday evening Chief of General Staff Lt.Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi and the government echelon met to discuss the escalating violence and decide Israel's strategy to quell the Gaza v