Israel launches ‘most intense raids’ in Gaza as Netanyahu vows to sustain offensive
Several Palestinians killed in fresh wave of Israeli raids on Gaza and Fire erupts from the Andalus Tower as it is destroyed by an Israeli air raids in Gaza early Sunday. Benjamin Netanyahu, Isreali PM has vowed to continue offensive for ‘as long as necessary’.
Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip has entered its seventh consecutive day, with air raids in the early hours of Sunday killing at least four Palestinians, wounding dozens more and flattening at least two residential buildings.
The home of Gaza’s Hamas chief, Yehya al-Sinwar, was also targeted, according to the group’s TV.
In Israel’s Tel Aviv, people dashed for bomb shelters as sirens warning of incoming rocket fire blared across the city, and the Israeli military launched its “Iron Dome” air defence system to intercept Hamas rockets.
The escalation comes hours after Israeli missiles hit a refugee camp, killing at least 10 Palestinians, including eight children – and brought down a high-rise building housing the offices of international media organisations.
In a televised speech late on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to continue the offensive on Gaza for “as long as necessary”, while Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said “the resistance will not give in”.
At least 149 Palestinians, including 41 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the past week. Some 950 others have been wounded aside sinking of high rise buildings and destruction of properties.
