Israel pounds high-profile targets in Gaza
- 10 years ago
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The Israeli army's assault on Gaza has picked up where it left off before yesterday's lull.
Tanks continue to strike tunnels used by Hamas militants.
And dozens of high-profile targets are being hit. In the latest assaults from land, sea and air, the home of a Hamas political leader was flattened, and Gaza's only power plant was destroyed.
In southern Gaza, at least 17 people were killed in missile strikes. Many others -- including children -- had to be rescued from the rubble.
In another assault, even more Palestinians were killed and their homes destroyed. In the aftermath, neighbors desperately tried to free survivors.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) RAFAH RESIDENT, ABDEL AZIZ ZOROB, SAYING:
"They (Israeli army) hit a warning shot, but the men in the family did not escape from the house. Then minutes later, F16 jets hit the house with all that's in it, with the first rocket."
After three weeks of fight
The Israeli army's assault on Gaza has picked up where it left off before yesterday's lull.
Tanks continue to strike tunnels used by Hamas militants.
And dozens of high-profile targets are being hit. In the latest assaults from land, sea and air, the home of a Hamas political leader was flattened, and Gaza's only power plant was destroyed.
In southern Gaza, at least 17 people were killed in missile strikes. Many others -- including children -- had to be rescued from the rubble.
In another assault, even more Palestinians were killed and their homes destroyed. In the aftermath, neighbors desperately tried to free survivors.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) RAFAH RESIDENT, ABDEL AZIZ ZOROB, SAYING:
"They (Israeli army) hit a warning shot, but the men in the family did not escape from the house. Then minutes later, F16 jets hit the house with all that's in it, with the first rocket."
After three weeks of fight