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Israel will resist foreign pressure to halt its operations in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. | |
He said Israel had attacked more than 1,000 targets in Gaza since Tuesday, and was using twice the force it used during a similar operation in 2012. | He said Israel had attacked more than 1,000 targets in Gaza since Tuesday, and was using twice the force it used during a similar operation in 2012. |
More than 100 people have died in the Israeli air strikes on Gaza, Palestinian sources say. | |
Meanwhile militants in Gaza continue to fire rockets into Israel, causing damage and injuries. | |
Mr Netanyahu said he had held "very good, positive" telephone consultations with US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. | |
But he added that "no international pressure will prevent us from acting with all power". | |
The Palestinian health ministry says in addition to those killed, 675 people - mainly civilians - have been injured in Israel's Operation Protective Edge since it began on Tuesday. | |
Israel says "dozens of terrorists" are among the dead. | |
But UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says there is "serious doubt" as to whether Israeli's military operation complies with international laws banning the targeting of civilians. | |
"We have received deeply disturbing reports that many of the civilian casualties, including of children, occurred as a result of strikes on homes," Ms Pillay said in a statement. | |
Israel has repeatedly insisted that it tries to avoid civilian casualties, but says the militants often place their military assets in residential areas. |