IDF says strike reported to kill 42 Gazans was meant to destroy Hamas tunnels
A spokesperson for the Israeli military says that an Israeli airstrike which was said to kill 42 Palestinians in Gaza was intended to destroy underground Hamas military infrastructure.
The Hamas military infrastructure was under civilian homes, the spokesperson confirms.
The spokesperson declines to say if the Israeli army was aware how many civilian casualties such a strike would cause. They decline to answer more questions, saying they lack further details.
Rocket fire appears to renew near Gaza
Rocket sirens ring out in communities near the Gaza Strip after a roughly two-hour hiatus.
There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Large mystery explosion heard in Beersheba
Residents of Beersheba are reporting that they heard a large explosion, akin to a rocket attack, though without any warning siren.
There is no immediate explanation. Rocket fire appears to have tapered off over the last hour or so, with sirens going silent.
IDF: 190 rockets shot in 12 hours on Sunday
Back to the southern front for a moment, the IDF says that there were 190 rocket launches from Gaza between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday.
“Some 20 of the projectiles fell inside the Gaza Strip,” the military says.
It says dozens of the rockets were downed by the Iron Dome.
Netanyahu: Operation continuing, it will take time but we have backing
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says “the operation is continuing at full strength,” and adds that “it will take time” for Israel to achieve its goals with the military campaign.
He says over 1,000 targets have been struck in Gaza, exacting a serious toll on Hamas, including their underground assets, which he says have suffered a serious, but not complete, blow.
This will be third session in a week, but the first one that will be open to the press.
In the previous two meetings, 14 of the 15 member states sought to pass a joint resolution criticizing both sides for the violence and calling for a ceasefire, but the US blocked the effort, saying the timing wasn’t right for such a step, that it would not contribute to deescalating the situation and that it wanted more time for its own diplomatic efforts to play out, according to several diplomats involved.
Death toll in overnight Gaza airstrike rises to 37 — Hamas
At least 37 people — eight of them minors — are confirmed to have died in the overnight Israeli airstrike in Gaza City’s al-Wehda Street, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says.
The Israel Defense Forces has yet to respond to several requests for comment. The strikes are reported to have taken place early on Sunday morning.
Nertanyahu, Gantz, Kohavi to give statements
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and IDF chief Aviv Kohavi are set to give televised statements on the fighting in Gaza.
No injuries despite several rocket impacts
No injuries have yet been reported in the latest rocket fire from the Gaza Strip on Ashdod, Ashkelon and Beersheba, including at locations hit by rockets or shrapnel, medics say.
In Ashkelon, a United Hatzalah spokesperson says there are no injuries after a rocket struck a car next to a building in a residential neighborhood, sending shrapnel flying into several apartment buildings.
Footage from the street shows one car on fire and severe damage to several others.
Rocket appears to damage synagogue in Ashkelon
A rocket or fragments of a rocket have struck the Yad Michael synagogue in Ashkelon in the latest barrage from the Gaza Strip.
Photographs from the scene show a large amount of smoke and dust rising from the building, and parts of a rocket in the building.
Initial reports of rockets hitting buildings in Ashkelon, Ashdod
There are initial reports of a rocket striking a building in Ashkelon. There are also reports of possible impacts in Ashdod.
No other information is immediately available.
Large barrages target areas outside Gaza
A large rocket barrage targets areas near Sderot and other towns and communities near Gaza.
At least 10 rockets are downed by Iron Dome, Channel 12 news reports, as puffs of white smoke from the interceptions appear in the sky over the western Negev.
A fresh attack with what appears to be several rockets targets Ashdod, Ashkelon and other areas north of the Strip.
Rocket damages youth center in Nahal Oz
A rocket has scored a hit on a building in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Gaza border.
The building, a youth center, was empty at the time, and while it suffered heavy damage, there are no injuries, the regional council says.
No discussion of ceasefire in meeting, source says
Several Hebrew media outlets report that a security cabinet meeting did not include any discussion of a ceasefire with Hamas, citing an unnamed “diplomatic source.”
There is no official comment from authorities following the meeting.
IAF says it struck armory inside Gaza home
The Israel Air Force publishes footage of what it says is an airstrike on the home of a Hamas commander that also housed a weapons cache in the central Gaza Strip.
The air force says it also struck a naval armory in the southern Strip.
Gershon Franco, killed in rocket fire on Ramat Gan yesterday, laid to rest
Gershon Franco, 55, who was killed yesterday by a rocket from Gaza that landed in Ramat Gan, is being buried right now the terror victims’ section of the Yarkon Cemetery in Petah Tikva, the central cemetery of the Tel Aviv area.
Islamic countries castigate Israel at emergency summit on Gaza fighting
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation opens an emergency meeting Sunday over the heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas, the first major move among Mideast nations still grappling with how to address the conflict.
While the Arab League and organizations like the Saudi-based OIC have maintained their view that the Palestinians should have their own independent state, Israel recently has reached recognition deals with several of its members. That, as well as the concerns of some nations over Hamas, has seen a somewhat muted response to the attacks as opposed to the full-throated response of decades past.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Malki of the Palestinian Authority decries what he called Israel’s “cowardly attacks” at the start of the meeting.
“We need to tell Allah that we will resist to the last day,” he says. “We are facing a long-term occupation. That’s the base of the problem. Crimes are committed against the Palestinians without consequences.”
However, Malki’s Palestinian Authority has no control over Hamas and the Gaza Strip.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Israel of “genocide and crimes against humanity.”
“Make no mistake: Israel only understands the language of resistance and the people of Palestine are fully entitled to their right to defend themselves,” Zarif said.
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