Israeli warplanes have launched a wave of air strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.More than 200 Palestinians have been killed, 300 others were hurt in the attacks.
Missiles hit security compounds and militant bases across Gaza. Israel said the operation would go on "as long as necessary".
Israel said the strikes were in response to continued rocket fire by Palestinian militants against Israeli towns.
The strikes, the most intense Israeli attacks on Gaza in decades, come after the expiry of a truce with Hamas earlier this month.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Hamas of having triggered the new bout of violence.
Israel said it initially began a staged easing of the blockade, but this was halted when Hamas failed to fulfil what Israel says were agreed conditions, including ending all rocket fire and halting weapons smuggling.
From BBC News_
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