Death Toll At 145 In Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza -- NPR
At least 145 people have been killed and more than 1,000 wounded since Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip began five days ago, according to Palestinian officials. The offensive has come amid a barrage of Hamas rocket fire directed at Israel. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports that Israeli tanks and reserve troops are poised for a possible ground invasion.
Hamas issued a warning that it would target Tel Aviv at 9 p.m. Saturday night and rockets were fired from Gaza right about that time, NPR's Emily Harris says. So far, no Israelis have been killed in the fighting.
One Israeli airstrike hit a pair of mosques, which the were concealing a cache of rockets. A Hamas spokesman in Doha, Qatar, said the bombing of the mosques shows that Israel is "barbaric" and "hostile to Islam."
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Update #1: Bloodiest day: Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate as Gaza death toll swells past 150 -- Express Tribune/AFP
Update #2: Gaza death toll soars with no sign of lull -- Al Jazeera
My Comment: These casualty numbers are only going to rise.
2 comments:
Israel warn civilians before the attack - first leaflets, Text messages or calls - then warning shots with small rockets ... only then they attack.
Hamas uses civilian areas to shoot rockets from - every dead arab is a victory for hamas, because they only have propaganda to win.
Dentistry is suffering. Several not for profit groups and two UN agencies are asking for funding to raise awareness on the IDF war on enamel.
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