More than 100 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began operations in the Gaza Strip to stop militants from firing rockets and free an Israeli soldier abducted in late June.

自从以色列于加沙地带展开军事行动阻止激进分子发射火箭，并且解救一名6月底被绑架的以色列士兵之后，已经有100多个巴勒斯坦人死亡。

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Many have little sympathy for those in the Gaza Strip, where militants have been firing rockets at Israel for several years.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

The mission found the repeated firing of rockets and mortars into southern Israel by Palestinian armed groups from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip constituted war crimes that may amount to crimes against humanity.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

The big rating agencies have been firing shots across the bow of the ship of state in Washington, but any moves to strip the U.S. of its AAA status will likely wait until after the government announces budget cuts next month.

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