Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket
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A dog walks down from a house covered with shrapnel holes, damaged by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip after it hit in a community near Ashdod, southern Israel, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Fierce clashes between Israeli forces and Gaza militants are continuing for the fourth day. (AP Photo / Tsafrir Abayov)