The Israeli military launched new strikes on the Gaza Strip early on Monday, just hours after Israel’s caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an end to hostilities was not imminent.
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza entered its eighth consecutive day after raids on Sunday killed at least 42 Palestinians, wounded dozens more and flattened at least two residential buildings.
The home of Gaza’s Hamas chief, Yehya al-Sinwar, was also targeted, according to the group’s media.
At least 192 people, including 58 children and 34 women, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the latest violence began last Monday.
Israel has reported 10 dead, including two children.
The United Nations Security Council met on Sunday to discuss the worst outbreak of violence in years in Palestine and Israel.
Biden says US working for ‘sustained calm’
US President Joe Biden says his administration is working with Palestinians and Israelis to work towards a sustained calm.
“We also believe Palestinians and Israelis equally deserve to live in safety and security and enjoy equal measure of freedom, prosperity and democracy,” he said in a pre-taped video aired at an event on Sunday marking the Muslim Eid holiday.
“My administration is going to continue to engage Palestinians and Israelis and other regional partners to work toward sustained calm.”
At least 55 Israeli air strikes carried out
Israeli fighter jets carried out at least 55 air raids on Gaza early on Monday, Al Jazeera’s Safwat al-Kahlout reported.
Al-Kahlout said the targets included several military and security bases in the Palestinian territory, as well as some empty land east of Gaza City.
A four-storey building was also bombed in the centre of Gaza City, but early reports indicate the building was evacuated before the attack.
“The fire is intensifying on military bases, security bases, empty and evacuated training camps that belong to Palestinian fighting groups,” he said.
It was not immediately clear if any casualties had been reported.
More Israeli air strikes on Gaza as escalation enters second week
The Israeli military launched new air raids on Gaza in the early hours of Monday local time.
Dozens of attacks were carried out, the Reuters news agency’s Gaza correspondent Nidal al-Mughrabi said on Twitter.
The Israeli military confirmed on Twitter that it had launched attacks.
Sunday was the deadliest day in Israel’s military offensive so far, with at least 42 Palestinians killed and dozens more wounded.
Al Jazeera
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