Gaza City, Gaza Strip – 16 July 2014

1. Various of Gaza skyline and explosions caused by Israeli airstrikes

STORYLINE:

Israel is intensifying its air attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, a day after Hamas rejected a cease-fire plan.

Today, the Israeli military targeted the homes of four senior Hamas leaders, and it told tens of thousands of residents to leave Gaza’s border areas ahead of more strikes.

In nine days of fighting, the Palestinian death toll is above 200.