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Saturday's was the deadliest single strike since the battle with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers erupted earlier this week
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Israeli forces shell Gaza Strip as fighting intensifies
Israel renewed airstrikes on Saturday after 200 rockets were fired at the democratic state, with Israel taking out a media building that housed Al Jazeera and other outlets – and it said was being used by Hamas terrorists.
At least 10 Palestinians were reportedly killed in the air raid in Gaza early Saturday as the days-long violence intensified. Israel also took out a high rise building in Gaza City that housed media outlets including Al-Jazeera and the Associated Press after the military ordered it to be evacuated.
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In Gaza, at least 126 people have been killed, including 31 children and 20 women; in Israel, seven people have been killed, including a 6-year-old boy and a soldier.
Saturday's was the deadliest single strike since the battle with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers erupted earlier this week.
The Israel Defense Force said that it was being used by Hamas, who were using media outlets as a shield. The building was evacuated before it was struck.
Saturday's strike was the deadliest single assault since the battle with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers erupted earlier this week. Both sides pressed for an advantage as cease-fire efforts gathered strength.
The latest outburst of violence began in Jerusalem and has spread across the region, with Jewish-Arab clashes and rioting in mixed cities of Israel.
In Gaza, at least 126 people have been killed, including 31 children and 20 women; in Israel, seven people have been killed, including a 6-year-old boy and a soldier.
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REPORTER
10 minutes ago
White House reacts to Israeli strike on media building
The White House has said it has "communicated directly" with the Israelis on the security of the media, after a media building was hit by an Israeli strike.
The building had been evacuated and Israel says it was being used by Hamas, with civilian journalists being used as a shield.
https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1393577210964058115?s=20FoxLiveBlogTeam
REPORTER
1 hour ago
The IDF is saying the media building was hit because it contained Hamas military intelligence assets -- and Hamas was hiding behind civilian media.
https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1393565656621137920?s=202 hours ago
The latest from Gaza is that the a high rise building in Gaza City that housed media outlets including Al-Jazeera, was destroyed by an airstrike -- after the military ordered it to be evacuated.
The strike also took down other buildings in the area. Earlier Israeli airstrikes hit a nearby refugee camp, which reportedly killed at least 10 people -- making it the single deadliest strike of the conflict.
Israel has been responding to a barrage of rocket attacks from Hamas, which has so far killed seven Israelis -- although many of the rockets have been deflected by Israel's "Iron Dome" defense system.
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