Saturday, 26 July 2014
Gaza conflict: Death toll passes 1,000
The
death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, Palestinian medical officials say,
19 days after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants.
It comes amid a 12-hour humanitarian truce, which Gaza
residents have been using to gather essential supplies and retrieve
bodies buried under rubble.Thirty-nine Israelis have also been killed since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 8 July.
International talks urging a longer truce were held in Paris on Saturday.
Dozens of bodies have been retrieved from previously inaccessible areas since the truce began at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT), the BBC's Yolande Knell in Gaza reports.
The Israeli military says it will continue to "locate and neutralise" Hamas tunnels during the pause.
Israel launched its military offensive with the declared objective of stopping Hamas firing rockets into Israel
