KIBBUTZ BEERI, Israel: From blood-streaked homes to swollen body bags, the scars of the shocking raid by Hamas militants on communities in southern Israel remain as troops mass on the border with Gaza.
A pile of corpses at the entrance to the Beeri kibbutz less than five kilometres from the border warns of what happened inside the gated community, which was"The devastation here is absolutely massive," said Doron Spielman, an Israeli army spokesman.
An overturned barbeque and a cool box beside a pile of rubble hinted at what had been the life of the countryside community. In Beeri and elsewhere near the Gaza border, AFP correspondents on Wednesday saw the decaying bodies of militants. Two Toyota trucks with Palestinian numberplates stood near destroyed homes in Beeri, one with a gun mount.The army launched swift retaliatory strikes across the Gaza Strip, which have destroyed swathes of the densely-populated territory.
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