Israel calls up more reservists
- 10 years ago
Israel called up 16,000 extra reservists at short notice as its Gaza offensive intensifies and the death toll rises.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved continuing the assault saying it was days from achieving its goal of destroying cross border attack tunnels.
Gaza officials said at more than 1,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed, stoking international alarm. Israel has lost 56 soldiers.
Residents of the battered enclave gathered to see the latest damage.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HASSAN SIRHI, GAZA RESIDENT WHO LIVES NEAR DESTROYED HOUSE, SAYING:
"We were watching from our roof, looking right and left. When we were watching, they hit our neighbour's house. We went there quickly and evacuated the people - women especially. There were 100 people inside the house. The minute we went down and left the house, they hit it again, and demolished the house."
Despite evacuation warnings, rolling Israeli ground assaults o
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved continuing the assault saying it was days from achieving its goal of destroying cross border attack tunnels.
Gaza officials said at more than 1,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed, stoking international alarm. Israel has lost 56 soldiers.
Residents of the battered enclave gathered to see the latest damage.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HASSAN SIRHI, GAZA RESIDENT WHO LIVES NEAR DESTROYED HOUSE, SAYING:
"We were watching from our roof, looking right and left. When we were watching, they hit our neighbour's house. We went there quickly and evacuated the people - women especially. There were 100 people inside the house. The minute we went down and left the house, they hit it again, and demolished the house."
Despite evacuation warnings, rolling Israeli ground assaults o