PALMACHIM AIRBASE, Israel Heavy civilian casualties are the cost of Israel's intense campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza and the militants' urban warfare strategy, Israeli military officials said, in the face of global alarm at the staggering toll from the bombing. Israel has dropped thousands of tonnes of munitions over the past 10 weeks, leaving the narrow Mediterranean strip.
Israel has dropped thousands of tonnes of munitions over the past 10 weeks, leaving the narrow Mediterranean strip in ruins and killing nearly 20,000, with more believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings.
The loss of life in the Gaza Strip has eroded global support after 10 weeks of bloodshed and Israel faces escalating pressure to scale-back the offensive.
Israel has dropped thousands of tonnes of munitions over the past 10 weeks, leaving the narrow Mediterranean strip in ruins and killing nearly 20,000, many under collapsed buildings, Gazan officials say. Another 50,000 are injured, with almost no healthcare facilities working.
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