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65 killed in Gaza, 7 killed in Israel as UN warns conflict could turn into full-scale war By: CNN
By Hadas Gold, Andrew Carey, Ibrahim Dahman, Ofri Eshel, Mostafa Salem, Abeer Salman and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN
(CNN) The worst violence in years between Israelis and Palestinians showed no signs of letting up Wednesday, as continued Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket fire prompted the United Nations to warn the conflict could mushroom into full-scale war.
Israel s bombing campaign in Gaza has now killed at least 65 people, including 16 children, and injured more than 365 more, according to the Gaza-based Palestinian health ministry. Israel says at least 15 of the dead were Hamas militants.
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The worst violence in years between Israelis and Palestinians showed no signs of letting up Wednesday, as continued Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket fire prompted the United Nations to warn the conflict could mushroom into “full-scale war.”
Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza has now killed at least 67 people, including 17 children, and injured more than 388 more, according to the Gaza-based Palestinian health ministry. Israel says at least 15 of the dead were Hamas militants.
“Stop the fire immediately. We’re escalating towards a full-scale war,” tweeted UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland. “The cost of war in Gaza is devastating & is being paid by ordinary people. UN is working w/ all sides to restore calm. Stop the violence now.”
56 killed in Gaza, 6 in Israel, fears of full-scale war mount
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56 killed in Gaza, 6 in Israel, fears of full-scale war mount
Reuters / May 13, 2021, 07:39 IST
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GAZA: Israel said it killed 16 members of the Hamas armed wing in Gaza in a barrage on Wednesday and Palestinian militants rained rockets into Israel as Washington said it would send an envoy to try to calm their most intense hostilities in years. At least 56 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, according to the enclave’s health ministry. Six people have been killed in Israel, officials said.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the brigade commander for Gaza City was among senior members of the Islamist militant group who had been killed. “This is just the beginning. We’ll hit them like they’ve never dreamed possible,” he said. Soon after the announcement, a new rocket barrage was fired at the Israeli city of Ashdod and Israeli media said t
Campaign against Hamas only beginning, says Israel as deaths rise
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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Tel Aviv/Gaza City, May 13 : Israel has killed several Hamas commanders and blew up a 14-floor high-rise in the Gaza Strip as the country stepped up its military campaign. This was only the beginning. We will inflict blows on them that they have never dreamed of, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, DPA news agency reported.
Later on Wednesday, the local media reported the government was planning to intensify its military operations targeting the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip following a security cabinet meeting.