Live Update From the Liveblog of
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Gaza death toll climbs to 342
The Gaza death toll hit 342 on Saturday as Israel intensified its air strikes and troops pressed a ground assault on the 12th day of Operation Protective Edge.
The latest incident saw two men, aged 25 and 31, killed in an air strike near Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said.
And another two people were killed in Zeitoun, east of Gaza City, raising the number of Palestinians killed on Saturday to 45.
— AFP, Times of Israel staff