JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops flattened farmland and cleared entire residential districts in Gaza to open a "kill zone" around the enclave, according to a report on Monday that quoted soldiers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters blocked troops en route to Gaza on Friday, calling on the Israeli government to allow the flotilla into the enclave.

Officials said the deaths occurred during combat in the north of the enclave but offered few other details. By Adam Rasgon and Livia Albeck-Ripka Five Israeli soldiers were killed and two others ...