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Israel’s defense minister said the authorities would block deliveries of food, water and fuel into the already blockaded enclave. A spokesman for Hamas’s military wing threatened to execute a hostage each time an Israeli airstrike hits Gazans in

The strikes also hit two hospitals, schools and infrastructure, the U.N. said.

Israel mobilized 300,000 reservists amid signs that it could be preparing for a major ground invasion of Gaza, and it bombed hundreds of sites, including mosques and a marketplace.

The troop mobilization comes amid signs that Israel could be preparing for a major ground invasion of Gaza. Israeli planes bombed hundreds of sites, including mosques and a marketplace.

A senior Israeli defense official said that an early estimate showed about 700 Israelis were believed to be dead, and Gaza officials said more than 400 Palestinians have been killed.

Yoni Asher says his wife and two daughters, ages 5 and 3, were kidnapped from an Israeli border town by gunmen on Saturday and taken to Gaza.

Hamas is holding more than 150 Israelis, mostly civilians, hostage, complicating the military’s response. And the extent of a massacre at a concert near the border with Gaza is becoming clearer.

More than 40 hours after militants from Gaza surged across the border, Israel’s military said its forces were still battling gunmen on Israeli territory. At least 700 Israelis are believed to have been killed and more than 413 Palestinians are dead.

In Hroza, Ukraine, where one-sixth of the hamlet was killed in a missile strike, officials and survivors have begun the daunting task of identifying and burying the dead.

More than 30 hours after militants from Gaza surged across the border, Israel’s military said its forces were still battling gunmen on Israeli territory. Around 600 people have been killed, according to a senior Israeli defense official.