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"IDF bulldozers Tuesday flattened 30 houses and a mosque in the frequently targeted Rafa refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strio, Palestinian residents and security officials said.
Frantic residents threw mattresses and blankets from second-floor windows as beams and walls come crashing down around them. One woman, standing just feet from a bulldozer, waved a white flag in a failed attempt to slow the demolition and buy time to salvage her belongings. A crying girl helped her mother carry a mattress.
The military said it did not know how many buildings were demolished, but said it targeted only those from which shots were fired at soldiers overnight. Army officials initially insisted the houses that were razed had been abandoned some time ago, but then said that claim was still being checked.
Israel has demolished hundreds of houses in the camp in three years of fighting, saying the buildings give cover to gunmen and weapons smugglers.
The Palestinians say Israel is systematically clearing large swaths in the camp to distance built-up areas from the narrow strip Israeli troops patrol along the Egyptian border. Israel has erected a tall metal barrier south of the camp, as a shield for troops patrolling the border."