Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Gaza death toll tops 200
New Israeli air strikes bring the Gaza toll to 200, and over 1,500 have been injured, medics in the Palestinian territory say. Israeli planes have bombarded the Gaza Strip since midnight, targeting the Islamist group’s leadership.
According to reports from Gaza, Israeli artillery shells killed a Palestinian man near the southern Gaza City of Khan Younis.