Gaza Strip: fighting intensifies; Israel PM warns of 'prolonged' operation
Early on Tuesday, Israeli military aircrafts fired at the house, Ismail Haniyeh, the alternate head of Hamas Islamic movement in Gaza, report Agencies according to local Media and witnesses.
The house was empty at the time, says Hamas' TV station, Al-Aqsa TV, which was also targeted.
As fighting continued through the night into Tuesday attacks were reported from both sides. At least 13 Palestinians are reported to have been killed.
Officials say over 1,100 Palestinians, most of them civilians have been killed in the fighting since 8 July.
Israel says 53 of its soldiers and three civilians - two Israelis and a Thai worker, have been killed.
"We will continue to act aggressively and responsibly until the mission is completed to protect our citizens, soldiers and children," Netanyahu said, stressing that it had been a "painful day".
"We will not finish the mission, we will not finish the operation without neutralizing the tunnels, which have the sole purpose of destroying our citizens, killing our children," he added, implying the "prolongation" of what resembles to a non-declared war.
Sources: BBC, Reuters, The Guardian
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