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After 'humanitarian pause,' Israel resumes Gaza assault

Published January 7, 2009, 6:09 pm, McClatchy Washington Bureau

JERUSALEM — For three hours Wednesday afternoon, a surreal calm settled over the Gaza Strip as the 12-day-old Israeli military campaign to destabilize the militant Islamist group Hamas came to a temporary halt.

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