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| Gaza conflict: Israeli boy's death 'will intensify ops' | Gaza conflict: Israeli boy's death 'will intensify ops' |
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| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said military operations will "intensify" after an Israeli boy was killed by fire from Gaza. | |
| The four-year-old died in a mortar attack on a southern Israeli village along the Gaza border, officials say. | The four-year-old died in a mortar attack on a southern Israeli village along the Gaza border, officials say. |
| Four Palestinians died in Israeli strikes overnight and on Friday. | Four Palestinians died in Israeli strikes overnight and on Friday. |
| More than 2,090 Palestinians, mostly civilians - among them more than 400 children - and 67 Israelis have been killed in recent weeks. | |
| Most of the dead on the Israeli side have been soldiers. A Thai national in the country was also killed by rocket fire early on in the six-week-old conflict. | |
| Mr Netanyahu's official spokesman, Ofir Gendelman, quoted him on Twitter as saying that "Hamas will pay a heavy price" for the boy's death. | Mr Netanyahu's official spokesman, Ofir Gendelman, quoted him on Twitter as saying that "Hamas will pay a heavy price" for the boy's death. |
| Later on Friday, three Israeli civilians were wounded - one of them seriously - when a rocket fired from Gaza hit a residential area near the central town of Ashdod, police told the BBC. | |
| The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security service would "intensify" operations against Hamas until the goal of Israel's Operation Protective Edge campaign was achieved, he added. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security service would "intensify" operations against Hamas until the goal of Israel's Operation Protective Edge campaign was achieved, he added. |
| On Thursday, an Israeli air strike killed three senior Hamas leaders. | On Thursday, an Israeli air strike killed three senior Hamas leaders. |
| Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza resumed on Tuesday, scuppering efforts in the Egyptian capital Cairo to achieve a long-term ceasefire deal. | Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza resumed on Tuesday, scuppering efforts in the Egyptian capital Cairo to achieve a long-term ceasefire deal. |
| Hamas has insisted on a lifting of the economic blockade of Gaza as part of any longer-term deal. | Hamas has insisted on a lifting of the economic blockade of Gaza as part of any longer-term deal. |
| Israel has vowed to pursue its campaign until "full security" is achieved through the disarmament of Hamas and other groups in Gaza. | Israel has vowed to pursue its campaign until "full security" is achieved through the disarmament of Hamas and other groups in Gaza. |
| Gaza executions | Gaza executions |
| Also on Friday, Hamas sources in Gaza said 18 people accused of collaborating with Israel had been executed. | Also on Friday, Hamas sources in Gaza said 18 people accused of collaborating with Israel had been executed. |
| Hamas sources said Friday's executions had been carried out by what it called the Resistance, which may suggest the involvement of other armed Palestinian factions. | Hamas sources said Friday's executions had been carried out by what it called the Resistance, which may suggest the involvement of other armed Palestinian factions. |
| Hamas officials told Reuters news agency that the first 11 executions were carried out at an abandoned police station. | Hamas officials told Reuters news agency that the first 11 executions were carried out at an abandoned police station. |
| Witnesses said another seven people were shot dead by men in Hamas uniforms outside the al-Umari mosque in central Gaza. | Witnesses said another seven people were shot dead by men in Hamas uniforms outside the al-Umari mosque in central Gaza. |
| After the first 11 executions, Hamas warned that "the same punishment will be imposed soon on others". | After the first 11 executions, Hamas warned that "the same punishment will be imposed soon on others". |
| It added that "the current circumstances forced us to take such decisions", suggesting a link between the executions and the killing of the three senior Hamas leaders. | It added that "the current circumstances forced us to take such decisions", suggesting a link between the executions and the killing of the three senior Hamas leaders. |
| Are you in Israel or Gaza? Please share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, including your contact details and using the heading 'Israel Gaza'. | Are you in Israel or Gaza? Please share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, including your contact details and using the heading 'Israel Gaza'. |