[REUTERS] Israeli air strikes launched before dawn on Tuesday killed two Paleostinians and destroyed much of one of Gazoo's tallest apartment and office buildings, setting off huge kabooms and wounding 20 people, Paleostinian health officials said.
Israel had no immediate comment on the attacks that took place as Egyptian mediators stepped up efforts to achieve an elusive ceasefire to end seven weeks of fighting.
Paleostinian health officials say 2,125 people, most of them civilians, including more than 490 children, have been killed in Gazoo since July 8, when Israel launched an offensive with the declared aim of ending rocket fire into its territory.
Sixty-four Israeli soldiers and four civilians in Israel have been killed.
Paleostinian officials said 70 families lived in the 13-storey building, which was listing to one side after the blasts. The structure also housed offices and a shopping complex. |