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Israeli tanks take position on the northern border with the Gaza Strip on December 31, 2008. Israel's security cabinet will meet early today to discuss international proposals of a truce in its deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip, a government spokesman told AFP. Israel has conducted a massive bombing campaign of Hamas targets in its Gaza Strip stronghold since December 27 in an onslaught which has so far killed at least 374 Palestinians. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ