GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli tanks and infantry pushed deeper into the Gaza Strip's most heavily populated area on Sunday, engaging in firefights with Islamic Hamas militants whose rocket teams fired a heavy salvo at southern Israel.
Efforts to negotiate an end to the war persisted, even though Israel and Hamas have ignored a UN Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire. Mideast envoy Tony Blair and Germany's top diplomat visited Jerusalem on Sunday, and Israel planned to send a senior defence official this week to Egypt, which is trying to broker a truce.
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