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An explosion is seen in an Israeli missile strike in the northern Gaza Strip on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. Israeli warplanes retaliating for rocket fire from Gaza pounded dozens of security compounds across the Hamas-ruled territory in unprecedented waves of air strikes Saturday, killing at least 155 and wounding more than 310 in the bloodiest day in Gaza in decades. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)