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Dozens of schools and hospitals damaged as more than 200 killed in Gaza

July 16, 2014
A Palestinian doll lies on the rubble of a destroyed building Abu Lealla family following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 11, 2014. (Wissam Nassar/The New York Times)

At least 79 schools and 23 medical medical facilities have been damaged in Gaza as the death toll from the latest Israeli air-strikes on Palestinians rises to 207. Since the conflict began nine days ago, at least 40 children and 25 women have been killed in Gaza. More than 1,530 Palestinians have been left seeking medical assistance in the territory which now largely lacks proper medical facilities, stated Gaza’s Health Ministry. Among those killed overnight on Wednesday was a five-month-old baby and nine other Palestinians. Israel’s airstrikes, which have hit more than 1400 targets, have destroyed more than 600 homes, four mosques, six medical facilities and damaged more than 12,000 homes, 19 mosques and 17 medical facilities, reported the United Nations. Meanwhile, more than 18,000 people have been displaced by the conflict in Gaza, added the United Nations. More than 77 percent of the fatalities in Gaza have been civilians, according to the United Nations OHCA. Ceasefire proposal ‘being considered’ by Hamas after initial rejection Israel intensified its air-strikes on Gaza after Hamas initially rejected a ceasefire initiative proposed by Egyptian officials. Israel had ceased all targeting for four hours…


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