GAZA CITY: Palestinian officials say over 40 people have been killed in the latest Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
Israel’s army say Palestinian militants have fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israel over the past week.
Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that further fighting could plunge the region into an “uncontainable crisis”, pleading for an immediate end to the violence.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli warplanes launched 80 air strikes on several areas of Gaza City, shortly after Hamas militants fired a barrage of rockets at southern Israel.
As many as 42 people, including 16 women and 10 children, died in Sunday’s Israeli air strikes, Gaza officials said.
Ten people, including two children, have been killed in rocket attacks on Israel since the fighting began last Monday, Israel said.
The overall death toll in Gaza now stands at 188 people, including 55 children and 33 women, with 1,230 injured, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry. Israel says dozens of militants are among the dead.
Israeli air strikes hit a busy street in Gaza just after midnight on Sunday, causing at least three buildings to collapse and dozens of deaths.
Hamas launched barrage of rockets towards southern Israel overnight and during the afternoon.
(With inputs from BBC)
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