Fast Facts about Operation Protective Edge (Tzuk Eitan), which has now entered its 22nd day.
FACTS AND SOURCES
Israel has continued attacks in Gaza, destroying the strip’s only power plant (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-violence.html)
Hamas has rejected calls for a 24-hour truce by West Bank leaders (http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/29/world/meast/mideast-crisis/)
Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu has said the country “must be prepared for a prolonged campaign.” (http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-gaza-israel-bombardment-20140729-story.html)
Over 100 have been killed in the last 24 hours (http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2014/jul/29/israel-airstrikes-hamas-100-killed-gaza-live)
The death toll has now topped 1,050 (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2014/0729/Eid-offers-no-respite-for-war-weary-Palestinians-in-Gaza)
IMAGE SOURCES
All images are public domain or are used under Creative Commons 3.0 license. Sources below.
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OneArmedMan
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaza_City.JPG
Trango
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Khaled_Meshaal_01.jpg
Israel Defense Forces
https://www.flickr.com/photos/idfonline/14756485535/
Oxfam International
https://www.flickr.com/photos/oxfam/14528646970/
