Gaza death toll up to 75, Palestinians fire 320 rockets
00:00, 10/07/2014, ThursdayU: Update: 10:02, 10/07/2014, Thursday
Yeni Şafak
Gaza death toll up to 75, Palestinians fire 320 ro
Israeli warplanes have conducted more than 770 strikes against Gaza targets since Monday
Three Palestinians were killed and four other seriously injured Thursday when Israeli aircraft targeted a vehicle in eastern Gaza City, according to medical sources.
"Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombing of a car in eastern Gaza," said Palestinian Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qodra. He added that four other Palestinians were seriously injured in the strike.
The new fatalities bring to 75 the total number of Palestinians killed by Israel since Monday, according to medical sources.
According to Palestinian security sources, Israeli warplanes have conducted more than 770 strikes against Gaza targets during the same period. Palestinian factions have, for their part, fired nearly 320 rockets into Israeli cities and towns since Wednesday, added the sources.
Israel has launched a military offensive - dubbed "Operation Protective Edge" - with the stated aim of staunching rocket fire from Gaza.
It has continued to pound the territory with airstrikes, while ground troops remain massed on the Gaza Strip's borders in advance of a possible ground assault. Gaza-based resistance factions, meanwhile, have continued to fire rockets into Israel in response to the unrelenting airstrikes.
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