Cartridge caissons are seen in front of an Israeli armored personnel vehicle in the early morning on the border of the northern Gaza Strip, on January 6, 2009. Over 540 Palestinians have been killed and some 2,500 others injured in the Gaza Strip during Israel's Operation Cast Lead starting from December 27, 2008. [Xinhua]

Israeli armored personnel vehicles are seen on the border of the northern Gaza Strip in the early morning on January 6, 2009. Over 540 Palestinians have been killed and some 2,500 others injured in the Gaza Strip during Israel's Operation Cast Lead starting from December 27, 2008. [Xinhua]