
Rescuers say 100 dead as Israel launches fresh Gaza offensive
The Peninsula
Over 100 people reportedly killed in Palestinian territory after Israel launched extensive strikes as part of a fresh offensive in Gaza. Gaza s c...
Over 100 people reportedly killed in Palestinian territory after Israel launched "extensive strikes" as part of a fresh offensive in Gaza.
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes on Gaza had killed 100 people on Friday, while the army said its forces had "struck over 150 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip" in 24 hours.
Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a two-month truce in its war against Hamas.
The latest operation comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces increasing pressure to lift a sweeping aid blockade on Gaza, as NGOs warn of critical shortages of food, clean water, fuel and medicines.
The return to fighting since March 18 has drawn international condemnation, with the UN's rights chief on Friday denouncing the renewed attacks -- and what he described as an apparent push to permanently displace the population.













