ISRAELI bulldozers destroyed two Palestinian houses near the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom in the Gaza Strip, witnesses said. They said two Palestinian families were left homeless after their houses were flattened. One resident, Sobhiya Al-Amour, 50, said the family had not been given time to remove the furniture. Three other bulldozers razed olive groves in a nearby area under full Palestinian control. An Israeli army representative said the demolition was for security reasons. – Reuters