Israeli air strikes kill 42 more Palestinians, taking the toll to 188 World Photo: File GAZA: One-hundred and eighty-eight Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed after Israel intensified its attack on Gaza as the UN Security Council prepared to meet amid global alarm at the escalating attacks. According to Gaza health officials, 16 women and 10 children were killed in the air strikes which also targeted the home of a Hamas leader. Israel said Sunday morning its "continuing wave of strikes" had in the past 24 hours struck over 90 targets across Gaza, where the destruction of a building housing news media organisations sparked an international outcry.