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GAZA CITY, DEC. 19. Palestinians searched through the rubble of their demolished homes on Sunday, hours after Israeli troops ended a two-day operation in southern Gaza that killed 11 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others. Israeli troops moved out of the Khan Younis refugee camp late on Saturday. The raid, the largest Israeli operation since Yasser Arafat's death last month, was launched on Friday in response to Palestinian mortar and rocket attacks in the past week that killed one person and wounded 17. After Arafat's death on November 11, Israel said it would refrain from major offensives in the run-up to a January 9 Palestinian presidential election, but would respond if attacked.
Coalition soon
Meanwhile, the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon's Likud Party and the Opposition Labour Party appeared ready to finalise a pact to form a coalition government, an alliance that would bolster Mr. Sharon's plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip next year. Israeli media reported that the new Cabinet Ministers could be sworn in as early as Thursday. Dozens of European Union election observers also began their work on Sunday, spreading out in the West Bank to prepare for the Palestinian vote.
11 killed in raid
A total of 11 Palestinians, including at least seven militants, were killed and 43 others were wounded in the raid. A Palestinian ambulance driver and five children under the age of 16 were among the wounded. One Israeli soldier also was wounded. Hundreds of residents who had evacuated their homes began returning to the camp.
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