FACTBOX-Developments In Gaza Fighting, Jan 12

Israeli soldiers fought fierce battles with Hamas militants east and north of the city of Gaza, Palestinian residents said.

GAZA - Medical workers said Israeli forces killed a Palestinian militant and four civilians in fighting.

GAZA - Israeli soldiers fought fierce battles with Hamas militants east and north of the city of Gaza, Palestinian residents said.

GAZA - The Israeli military said its aircraft carried out more than 10 attacks overnight. They targeted Hamas gunmen, weapons caches, a rocket launching site and a smuggling tunnel.

ISRAEL - The Israeli army said three rockets and two mortar shells were fired into southern Israel, causing no injuries. A rocket struck a house in the city of Ashkelon where medical workers said several people were treated for shock.

GAZA/ISRAEL - The Palestinian death toll in the 17-day-old Israeli offensive reached 895, more than a third of them children, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Thirteen Israelis have been killed -- 10 soldiers, and three civilians killed by Hamas rocket fire.