Palestinians Flee Heavy Israeli Fire In Gaza As Death Toll Rises

Israel has killed 122 people in Gaza, including 31 children and 20 women, and wounded 900, according to the Health Ministry.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians grabbed children and belongings and fled their homes Friday as Israel barraged the northern Gaza Strip with tank fire and airstrikes, killing a family of six in their house and heavily damaging other neighborhoods in what it said was an operation to clear militant tunnels. As international efforts at a cease-fire stepped up, Israel appeared to be looking to inflict intensified damage on the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip and has fired hundreds of rockets into Israel. The Gaza violence increasingly spilled over into turmoil elsewhere.