The Palestinian death toll on Saturday stood at 248, including 66 children, with more than 1,900 people wounded from Israeli air and artillery attacks. Rockets were fired killing at least 12 people in Israel, including two children.
After the Israeli military action against Gaza began, the new hope of peace.
Ceasefire appeals continue to go unheeded. Residents of Gaza experienced the heaviest bombardment by the Israeli army since hostilities erupted. Israel says it destroyed tunnels used by militants and the homes of Hamas commanders.
The violence flared up on May 10 following unrest in Jerusalem. In the aftermath of Israel’s latest air strikes on Gaza, residents are left picking through the rubble that used to be their homes. They say the attacks were the most ferocious yet.
Israel says it is aiming to destroy terrorist infrastructure and is targeting militants. The army later released footage it says shows strikes killing a senior Palestinian militant commander.
Israel’s jets also targeted an underground network of tunnels used by the militants in their early morning raid.
A residential complex in the city of Ashdod, hit by a Hamas rocket. Hamas has kept up its barrage into southern Israel. Not all missiles are intercepted by Israel’s defenses. As the bombs keep falling, the international community is becoming increasingly alarmed.
