Monday May 17, 2021
By Virginia Pietromarchi and Usaid Siddiqui
Nearly 200 Palestinians, including 58 children, killed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli bombardment enters second week.
A Palestinian family sits outside their home after it was hit by an early morning Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Monday, May 17, 2021 [Khalil Hamra/AP]
The Israeli military launched another series of air raids on the Gaza Strip early on Monday, hours after its caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks on the Palestinian enclave would rage on.
Explosions rocked Gaza City from north to south in a bombardment that was heavier, wider and lasted longer than the air raids that killed at least 42 Palestinians and wounded dozens more on Sunday. One Palestinian was reported injured.
At least 198 people, including 58 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the latest violence began a week ago. More than 1,300 Palestinians were also wounded.
Earlier, Hamas, the group that governs the Gaza Strip, fired rockets towards the Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Beersheba. Israel has reported 10 dead, including two children.
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