Israel bombarded Gaza early on Friday, hitting areas in the south where Palestinians had been told to seek safety.
Palestinians in Gaza reported heavy airstrikes in Khan Younis in the south, and ambulances carrying men, women and children streamed into the town's Nasser Hospital – Gaza's second largest – which is already overflowing with patients and people seeking shelter.,” hinting at a ground offensive aimed at crushing Gaza's militant Hamas rulers nearly two weeks after their bloody incursion into Israel.
Israel said the supplies could only go to civilians and that it would “thwart” any diversions by Hamas. Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, which has a massive arsenal of long-range rockets, has traded fire with Israel along the border on a near-daily basis and hinted it might join the war if Israel seeks to annihilate Hamas.
The death toll “still reflects a staggering loss of life", said the report, seen by The Associated Press. It said intelligence officials were still assessing the evidence and their casualty estimate may evolve. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchy of Jerusalem condemned the attack and said it would “not abandon its religious and humanitarian duty” to provide assistance.
More than 1400 people in Israel have been killed, mostly civilians slain during Hamas’ deadly incursion. Roughly 200 others were abducted. The Israeli military said it had notified the families of 203 captives.
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