Israeli airstrikes kill 42 and topple buildings in Gaza City

Gaza City, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, Palestinian medics said. Despite the heavy death toll and international efforts to broker a cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would continue on.

In a televised address, Netanyahu said Sunday evening the attacks were continuing at "full-force" and will "take time." Israel "wants to levy a heavy price" from the Hamas militant group, he said, flanked by his defense minister and political rival, Benny Gantz, in a show of unity. Netanyahu reiterated that message in an interview Sunday on CBS News' "Face the Nation," saying that "any country has to defend itself."