Gaza crisis: Relentless Israel bombardment pushes Palestine toll to over 800

Israeli shell fire on a house in Gaza killed one person today, bringing the total death toll to more than 800 Palestinians after one of the bloodiest days of the conflict. The tank shell hit a home in the southern city of Khan Yunis, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said, killing at least one man. [caption id=“attachment_1633653” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Reuters[/caption] Nearly 100 Palestinians were killed yesterday, according to figures from emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra, as Israel pressed on with its 18-day campaign to stamp out Gaza rocket fire. Projectiles fired into Israel have killed three civilians - two Israelis and a Thai migrant worker - and fighting in and around Gaza has killed 32 Israeli soldiers. It is the bloodiest conflict in the besieged Palestinian territory since a 2009 military operation there. NGOs put the Palestinian civilian toll at around 80 percent of total casualties, including a large number of women and children. AFP