Israeli bombing in Gaza intensifies as Palestinian death toll mounts

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Israeli bombing in Gaza has intensified, with the Palestinian death toll now reaching more than 500, mostly civilians.

Artillery, tanks and jets pounded targets despite growing calls for a ceasefire.

Israel says it killed 10 militants who tunneled across the border from Gaza, and Palestinian officials accuse the Israeli army of shelling a hospital.

The third floor of the Al-Aqsa hospital is reported to have been hit, killing four people and wounding 16.

Earlier the Palestinians say 28 members of the same family were killed in a missile strike.

Hamas has been launching a volley of rockets at Israel, but most of them have been
intercepted.