Palestinian death toll hits 200, as attacks enter 2nd week

At least 200 people, including 58 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the latest violence began a week ago.

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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.

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.

The Qatar Red Crescent Society said its headquarters in the Gaza Strip was shelled by Israeli air strikes, according to local Qatar media outlet Marsal Qatar. than

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“The headquarters of the Qatari Red Crescent, located in Al Shawa building in the Gaza Strip, was subjected to direct shelling by the Israeli occupation forces, which led to its destruction,” the media outlet said in a tweet.

“The Qatar Red Crescent affirmed that it’ll continue to provide relief aid to the affected people in the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with the Palestinian Red Crescent.”

Israeli bombardment have “opened hell on the heads of Palestinians”, editor of Gaza Writes Back, a collection of short stories by young writers in Gaza, told Al Jazeera.

“Every night we say this is the worst night of our lives. And then Israel proves us wrong by bombarding more, destroying more, by killing more,” Refaat Alareer said.

Several elite footballers have publicly signaled their solidarity with the Palestinians, as the death toll from Israeli air raids mounts in Gaza.

Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reporting from West Jerusalem said rocket attacks from Gaza have continued throughout the day.