Israel Pounds Gaza With Strikes, Tank Fire As Fears Of Push Into Rafah Grow

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said more than 100 people were killed across the Palestinian territory overnight.

Israel pressed its blistering assault in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as fears grew over a push into Rafah, the southern city teeming with civilians uprooted by the nearly four-month war.

A barrage of air strikes and tank fire rocked Khan Yunis overnight and through the day, an AFP journalist said of the main city in southern Gaza that has been the focus of Israel's offensive.