On Monday, Israeli bulldozers flattened 12 one-story houses along the road, which links Israeli settlements in Gaza with Israel and is heavily guarded. A four-story apartment building was also blown up by troops, Palestinian officials said.
In all, about 75 Palestinians were left homeless, all members of the same clan.
"They left nothing for us," said Yousef Abu Hadaf, one of the home owners. "The bulldozers are uprooting trees, demolishing our houses."
The Israeli military said the houses were torn down because they had served as cover for the gunmen.
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