More than 1,300 buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, the United Nations said Saturday, after nearly a week of fierce bombardment by Israeli forces. The UN's OCHA said "5,540 housing units" in those buildings were destroyed.
Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after its 'shock and awe' attacks last week. The supply of water and electricity to Gaza has been stopped by Israel as the war entered the next phase.
Rajya Sabha MP Dr Wanweiroy Kharlukhi, his wife, and daughter, are among several Indians stuck in Israel as the country plummetted into chaos following a surprise land-sea-air attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Saturday, sources have said.