Agencies
JERUSALEM, July 14: As a UN call for ceasefire went unheeded, Israel and Hamas continued to exchange salvos of rockets, with hundreds of families leaving the northern Gaza Strip, fearing for their lives. As the strikes continue unabated, the death toll in Gaza has shot up to 172 in six days of strikes, say Palestinian officials and according to the UN, over 17000 have sough refuge in its various facilities, reported the BBC.
According to Israel, Gaza had fired 130 rockets out of which 22 had been intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system.
Israel said that Gaza has fired some 971 rockets in last six days.
Israel also mocked Hamas, saying the militants hit their own people as their rockets fell short.
"Since July 8, 38 rockets fired from Gaza have fallen within Gaza. Hamas fires from civilian areas...and hits its own people," said IDF on Twitter. Keeping in mind the football fever raging, Israeli Defence Forces also tweeted that since June 12, when the Football World Cup began, Gaza had fired over 1000 rockets towards Israel. |
