Note also mention of the baby, just to highten effect.
Israeli officials said the assault on the refugee camp, Khan Yunis, represented the largest and deepest Israeli ground attack into Palestinian- ruled territory since the current round of violence erupted in September. It also turned up the heat on a conflict that is increasingly characterized by the use of heavy weapons mortars, machine guns and antitank missiles as the violence settles into a chronic, deadly backdrop to daily life. Palestinian officials described the attack as an escalation by the Israelis. Nabil Aburdeineh, a senior aide to Yasir Arafat, called for immediate American intervention. We wish to return to the negotiating table.