Israel bombed the home of Hamas' chief in Gaza early on Sunday and the Islamist group fired rocket barrages at Tel Aviv as hostilities stretched into a seventh day with no sign of abating.
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 23 In Downtown Gaza City Associated Press
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 23 people on Sunday, medics said, making it the deadliest single attack since heavy fighting broke out between Israel and the territory s militant Hamas rulers nearly a week ago.
The Gaza Health Ministry said another 50 people were wounded in the attack. Rescuers were racing to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble.
Earlier, the Israeli military said it destroyed the home of Gaza s top Hamas leader in a separate strike. It was the third such attack in the last two days.
President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) held telephonic conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reaffirmed his strong support for Israel s right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas and other terrorist groups. Biden noted in his conversation with Netanyahu that this current period of conflict has tragically claimed the lives of Israeli and Palestinian civilians, including children, according to a readout of the call released by the White House. The President reaffirmed his strong support for Israel s right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza. He condemned these indiscriminate attacks against towns and cities across Israel, the White House said in a statement.
Shocking pictures have shown dead children being pulled from the wreckage of homes in Gaza after another night of air strikes in the conflict between Is