More than 70 killed in Israeli shelling

  • 10 years ago
Israeli forces beef up their presence on the Israeli-Gaza border Sunday -- with armored vehicles and helicopters.

The military says it is focused on destroying missile stockpiles and a vast tunnel system built by Hamas.

At least 60 Palestinians were killed by Israeli shelling on Sunday in a Gaza neighborhood.

13 Israeli soldiers were also killed.

In Gaza, an air strike hit a car and killed two people.

Three family members were killed when their house was bombed.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of carrying out a massacre, as the death toll for the 13-day conflict topped 400.

Israel has accused Hamas of using civilians as human shields by launching rockets from residential areas.

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