Summary
- Hamas says it won’t negotiate on the hostages it has taken from Israel until the “end of the battle”
- Between 100 and 150 people are being held in Gaza, Israel estimates
- Israel says it’s continuing to bomb the Gaza Strip after hitting 200 targets overnight
- A BBC reporter in Gaza said it was the worst bombing he had seen in 20 years, with neighbourhoods flattened
- More than 700 people have been killed by the strikes, Palestinian authorities say
- Earlier, Israel said the border with Gaza was secure, three days after the Hamas attack that has killed at least 900 people
At least 1,008 Israelis have been killed since Saturday, the Israeli embassy to the United States has said.
People are sleeping on the streets after Israeli air strikes on the Gazan city of Khan Yunis last night, a civil engineer in Gaza tells the BBC.Musheir El-Farra, who also lives in Sheffield in the UK, says a “massive blitz” on the area “shook our house sideways” last night. “It’s a scene of devastation, people are confused, it was an attack without any warning whatsoever.”El-Farra says 10 people, including three children, were killed in a local shopping area 75 metres (250ft) from his home. More bodies are being recovered from the rubble, he says.Two of his distant relatives were killed last night, he adds. He also lost 11 family members to an air strike in 2014.
Two foreign workers killed in rocket attack in Israel
Two foreign workers have been killed and another seriously injured in a rocket attack in the Eskhol region that borders Gaza, Israel’s emergency services have just said.
Breaking News: Hamas warns Ashkelon residents to leave city
Hamas has threatened specifically to attack the Israeli city of Ashkelon in response to Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
In a post on Telegram, Hamas said the residents of the city, just to the north of the Gaza Strip, have until 17:00 local time (15:00 BST) to leave.
More than 4,500 rockets have already been fired from Gaza into Israel since Saturday, the Israeli military says.
Posting on social media, the embassy says more than 3,418 people have also been injured.
