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Israel expands Gaza offensive
Israel expands Gaza offensive, Nearly 90 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in Israel\'s fiercest attack on Gaza in recent years, as the death toll in the conflict spiralled past 410 after the Israeli air and ground assault was expanded to pound Hamas targets.
90 Palestinians killed; toll rises to 425
- Hundreds of Palestinians flee to Gaza City
- Hamas says invited for Cairo truce talks
Gaza/Jerusalem: Nearly 90 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in Israel's fiercest attack on Gaza in recent years, as the death toll in the conflict spiralled past 410 after the Israeli air and ground assault was expanded to pound Hamas targets.
The bloodiest day in the 13 days of conflict prompted urgent efforts by the International Committee of the Red Cross to broker a temporary ceasefire to allow evacuation of the dead and wounded in a deal accepted by both Israel and Hamas. However, the humanitarian ceasefire was short-lived as the Israeli army accused Hamas militants of violating it and said it had "responded accordingly".
"Once more, Hamas breaches ceasefire, this time brokered by the ICRC for a humanitarian hiatus. IDF responding accordingly," army spokesman Peter Lerner said on his official Twitter account, 40 minutes into the truce.
Hundreds of Palestinians fled in panic into Gaza City on Sunday as Israeli troops focused their firepower on the nearby town of Shaja'ia. The shelling and bombing killed over 90 people and injured about 380 others, a Gaza hospital spokesman said.
More bodies lay in the streets under gashes blasted into apartment buildings, people who had escaped the violence said, as the shelling continued. The Palestinian death crossed 410, with medics warning it could rise further due to the ongoing bombardment of areas north and east of Gaza City.Seven Israelis, including five soldiers, have been killed in the fighting and dozens others injured while a large section of the Israeli population struggles to carry out normal life under attack, trying to stay put close to safe shelters under instructions from the Home Front.Palestinians have released gruesome images of the dead and wounded, including children, who were killed overnight in the massive IDF attack in the area. "The massacre of civilians in Saja'iyya is a war crime that will not break the will of our people. The resistance will not allow the enemy to trample over the soil of Gaza," Hamas' armed wing said in a statement.
Hamas said that it had received an "invitation" for talks in Cairo on an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire with Israel, after nearly two weeks of conflict. Hamas "received an invitation, through mediators, for a delegation headed by (chief-in-exile) Khaled Meshaal to visit Cairo and discuss the Egyptian initiative," it said in a statement. It said the Islamist movement's "response was that its position on the initiative is known, but it is at the same time ready to cooperate with a move by any party that will achieve the specific Palestinian demands."
