Israeli military launches MASSIVE bombardment of Hamas tunnels stretching into the country as 160 aircraft drop 450 bombs on Gaza during devastating 40 minute onslaught: Death toll climbs to 122 including dozens of children
Israel s armed forces on Friday morning said they had launched an assault on tunnels from Gaza into Israel
Around 160 Israeli aircraft flying simultaneously conducted a massive attack on a network of tunnels
In a 40-minute air campaign in the early hours, 450 missiles were dropped on 150 targets in northern Gaza
Some 500 artillery shells - some flares, some explosive - plus 50 tank shells were fired during the onslaught
Palestinian authorities said that the death toll at dawn on Friday had risen to 115, with seven Israelis also killed
Biden also called out indiscriminate rocket attacks into civilian areas
Israel called up 9,000 reservists to bolster its forces today as it deployed troops to the Gaza border in preparation for a possible ground invasion
Barrages since Monday have killed Hamas commanders, including Gaza City terror boss, top rocket designer
Hamas requested ceasefire last night on mutual basis after launching 1,600 rockets - leaving 7 Israelis dead
But Israel has vowed to press on with its military campaign despite outcry from the international community
UN has warned of full-scale war as the number of Palestinians killed in airstrikes reached 83 on Thursday
Plans for a ground invasion were being drafted for the IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi later today
Image credit: Mahmud Hams
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Updated May 12, 2021 at 8:47 PM ET
LOD, Israel Intense exchanges of rocket fire and airstrikes have turned life upside down for people in Gaza and Israel, and the conflict has no end in sight. In many instances, the violence has killed indiscriminately.
In Gaza, at least 56 Palestinians have died, Palestinian health authorities say a figure that includes militants but also civilians and 14 children and more than 300 have been wounded. In Israel, local authorities say at least six people have been killed, including a soldier, a teenager and a grandmother.
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May 13, 2021 Heavy exchanges of rocket fire and air strikes, and rioting in mixed Jewish-Arab towns, fuelled fears Wednesday that deadly violence between Israel and Palestinians could spiral into “full-scale war”.
Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz vowed more attacks on Hamas and other Islamist militant groups in Gaza to bring “total, long-term quiet” before considering a ceasefire.
“This is just the beginning,” warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We’ll deliver them blows they haven’t dreamt of.”
Gaza militants have launched more than 1,000 rockets since Monday, said Israel’s army, which has carried out hundreds of air strikes on Islamist groups in the crowded coastal enclave of Gaza.
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