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Israel pulls troops out of Gaza

By Lucy Manning

Updated on 03 March 2008

After five days of hostilities in Gaza in which more than 100 people died, Hamas and Israel are both claiming victory.

Facing a barrage of international condemnation, including stronger than usual words of warning from the United States, Israel withdrew almost all of their soldiers after a series of air strikes overnight.

But both sides have promised to continue military operations.

But militant rocket attacks from the Gaza strip continued this morning.

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