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| Gaza conflict: Israel 'to destroy' Hamas tunnels - Netanyahu | |
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| Israel will not stop its operation in Gaza until all the tunnels constructed by Hamas have been destroyed, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said. | Israel will not stop its operation in Gaza until all the tunnels constructed by Hamas have been destroyed, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said. |
| Speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting, he said Israel was determined to destroy the tunnels - used to attack troops and towns - "with or without a ceasefire". | |
| Earlier Israel called up 16,000 reservists, bringing the total mobilised so far to 86,000. | Earlier Israel called up 16,000 reservists, bringing the total mobilised so far to 86,000. |
| Some 425,000 people in Gaza have been displaced by fighting, the UN says. | Some 425,000 people in Gaza have been displaced by fighting, the UN says. |
| The UN says it is sheltering 225,178 Palestinians in 86 shelters across Gaza, with 200,000 more thought to be sheltering with friends or family. | |
| The total number displaced amounts to 25% of all of Gaza's 1.7 million inhabitants. | |
| Israel began Operation Protective Edge on 8 July. Since then at least 1,360 Palestinians have been killed, mostly civilians. | |
| The operation began with a focus on Hamas' rocket-launching capability, but has since expanded to take in the threat from tunnels. | |
| After air strikes began, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) discovered an extensive network of tunnels leading from Gaza into Israel. | |
| Hamas militants have launched several attacks from the tunnels, killing a number of Israeli soldiers. | |
| It launched a ground operation to destroy the tunnels on 17 July, and insists that any ceasefire deal includes the right to continue that mission. |