Sixty of Sunday's victims died in the war-torn neighbourhood of Shejaiya
A Palestinian man carries a wounded girl to the emergency room of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday. (Photo: AP)
Gaza City: A total of 87 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as Israel stepped up a major offensive, in the bloodiest single day in the battered enclave in five years.
According to figures provided by emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra, the total number of people killed since the Israel operation began on July 8 stood at 425.
That number includes 112 children, 41 women and 25 elderly people.
Smoke billows from an area hit by Israeli strikes in Gaza City ,
northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday. (Photo: AP)
Sixty of Sunday's victims died in the war-torn neighbourhood of Shejaiya which lies between Gaza City and the border, where Israel has pressed a blistering offensive, pounding the district to dust and leaving bodies strewn throughout the streets.
Watch Video: Eastern Gaza shelled throughout the night
( Source : AFP )
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