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Gaza crisis: 'Families killed' in Israeli air strikes Four dead at Gaza hospital hit by Israeli strike
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More than 30 members of two Palestinian families have been killed by Israeli strikes, health officials in Gaza say. At least four people have been killed and 60 injured by an Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza, Palestinians say.
The overnight strikes in southern Gaza came as the Palestinian death toll from the two-week conflict passed 500. Witnesses say an Israeli tank shell hit the third floor of the hospital, which contains an intensive care unit.
Meanwhile, Hamas launched fresh rocket attacks and used tunnels out of Gaza to infiltrate Israel near the town of Sderot, where 10 militants were killed. Overnight strikes in southern Gaza left more than 30 members of two Palestinian families, Gazan health officials said.
Meanwhile, Hamas launched fresh rocket attacks and used tunnels to infiltrate Israel near the town of Sderot. All 10 intruders were killed, Israel said.
The Palestinian death toll from the two-week conflict has now passed 500 - the majority of them civilians, Gaza's health ministry says.
Israel says it has killed more than 170 militants since it launched its ground offensive on Thursday night.
Twenty Israelis - 18 of them soldiers - have died, Israel says, as it seeks to end rocket fire from Gaza.Twenty Israelis - 18 of them soldiers - have died, Israel says, as it seeks to end rocket fire from Gaza.
In Egypt, US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to hold talks aimed at securing a ceasefire. Push for ceasefire
Palestinian television showed footage of wounded people, including medical staff, being treated after the strike at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
In Egypt, US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to hold talks to try to arrange a ceasefire.
The UN Security Council has issued a call for an "immediate cessation of hostilities", but did not endorse a strongly worded draft resolution backed by Arab states.The UN Security Council has issued a call for an "immediate cessation of hostilities", but did not endorse a strongly worded draft resolution backed by Arab states.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has criticised an Israeli operation in the densely populated area of Shejaiya on Sunday as "an atrocious action".UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has criticised an Israeli operation in the densely populated area of Shejaiya on Sunday as "an atrocious action".
At least 67 people were reported killed in the assault on Shejaiya, which Israel said was a "terror stronghold".At least 67 people were reported killed in the assault on Shejaiya, which Israel said was a "terror stronghold".
Violence continued on Monday in the wake of a deadly Sunday in which 13 Israeli soldiers and more than 100 Palestinians lost their lives. Analysis from the BBC's Lyse Doucet in Gaza
Israel says it has killed at least 120 militants since the ground offensive began on Thursday night. The UN says 43% of Gaza is now "affected by evacuation warnings" or declared a "no-go area". In the past four days, the numbers seeking shelter in UN-run schools shot up by 400%.
The UN is running out of supplies, morgues run out of space, and hospital wards are packed.
As the days go by, there's a sad familiar choreography to Gaza's recurrent wars. As the news gets grimmer, the demands mount for an urgent ceasefire.
And as the chorus of concern grows, both sides know their time may be running out, so military operations escalate, and the human cost deepens.
Shejaiya assault defines grimmest day
Sunday was the deadliest day of the conflict so far; more than 100 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers lost their lives.
Palestinian emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said nine members of one family were killed in Israeli attacks on Rafah, on the border with Egypt.Palestinian emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said nine members of one family were killed in Israeli attacks on Rafah, on the border with Egypt.
In Khan Younis, in the south of Gaza, at least 23 members of one family died when a building was hit by an Israeli air strike, officials said.In Khan Younis, in the south of Gaza, at least 23 members of one family died when a building was hit by an Israeli air strike, officials said.
"Doesn't this indicate that Israel is ruthless? Are we the liars?" family member Sabri Abu Jamea told AP. "Doesn't this indicate that Israel is ruthless? Are we the liars?" family member Sabri Abu Jamea told the Associated Press news agency.
"The evidence is here in the morgue refrigerators.""The evidence is here in the morgue refrigerators."
Further north, Israel continued its ground operation in the eastern fringes of Gaza City.Further north, Israel continued its ground operation in the eastern fringes of Gaza City.
After moving into the Shejaiya neighbourhood on Sunday in search of rocket sites and tunnels, nearby areas were pounded with artillery on Monday morning.After moving into the Shejaiya neighbourhood on Sunday in search of rocket sites and tunnels, nearby areas were pounded with artillery on Monday morning.
The BBC's Paul Adams, at the scene, reports that more than 83,000 people across Gaza have taken refuge in schools run by the UN.The BBC's Paul Adams, at the scene, reports that more than 83,000 people across Gaza have taken refuge in schools run by the UN.
Sunday's operation in Shejaiya prompted chaotic scenes, with thousands of residents fleeing and images of children being pulled from the wreckage of buildings.Sunday's operation in Shejaiya prompted chaotic scenes, with thousands of residents fleeing and images of children being pulled from the wreckage of buildings.
Israel sent ground troops into Gaza after days of heavy air and naval barrages failed to stop rocket fire.Israel sent ground troops into Gaza after days of heavy air and naval barrages failed to stop rocket fire.
Israel says the ground operation is necessary to target Hamas' network of tunnels, which it says have been used by militants to infiltrate Israel and carry out attacks. Israel says the ground operation is necessary to target Hamas' network of tunnels, which have been used by militants to infiltrate Israel and carry out attacks.
But the UN, Palestinians and Arab states have expressed alarm at the number of civilian casualties.But the UN, Palestinians and Arab states have expressed alarm at the number of civilian casualties.