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Friday, July 18, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 18, 2014
Gaza death toll hits 248
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe death toll in Gaza hits 248 early on Friday as Israel pressed a ground offensive on the 11th day of a massive operation to stamp out militant rocket fire.
The latest death includes a man in Sejaiyeh, east of Gaza City, raising Friday’s death toll to seven, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra says.
Earlier, four people were killed by Israeli fire in several separate incidents in the southern city of Rafah, including a five-month-old baby, Qudra said.
In northern Gaza, two men were killed in a tank shelling in Beit Hanoun, he said.
According to figures provided by the Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights, more than 80 percent of the victims were civilians.
At least 1,920 Palestinians have also been wounded.
— AFP
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