mideast conflict
Medics said more than 150 Palestinians were wounded.
The war in Gaza is showing no sign of abating and truce efforts have apparently stalled.
Israel “wants to levy a heavy price” on the Hamas militant group, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Israeli artillery pounded northern Gaza early Friday in an attempt to destroy a vast network of militant tunnels inside the territory.
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The former Texas congressman and presidential hopeful said the Israeli prime minister does not represent the "best interests" of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
“It all depends on Hamas. If it continues (to attack), I don’t know what its fate will be,” Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz said on Israel Radio.
It was one of the heaviest barrages in years, the Israeli military said.
Major powers worry that the U.S. move could inflame Palestinian unrest in the occupied West Bank and on the Gaza Strip border.
It was one of the most serious attacks so close to the volatile holy site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in years.
"We have neutralized the tunnel in Israeli territory, rendering it unusable for infiltration by Hamas terrorists."