Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 29, 2014

At Least 100 Palestinians Die In One Day As Israeli Tanks Destroy Gaza's Only Power Plant And Ten Members Of One Family Are Killed -- Daily Mail

* Netanyahu said any solution to the crisis would require the demilitarisation of the Palestinian territory
* Power company said the shells hit one of three tanks in the plant compound which currently store fuel
* At least 26 Palestinians were killed early Tuesday in the airstrikes and tank shelling on four homes
* North Korea rejected claims it supplied missiles to Hamas as fiction' and a 'sinister' effort to link it to the crisis
* Israel made 60 air strikes on targets in Gaza overnight including TV stations and the house of a key Hamas leader
* Two Israeli tank shells have hit a fuel tank at the Gaza Strip's only power plant
* More than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in fighting while Israel says 53 of its soldiers and three civilians have died

At least 100 Palestinians died today after Israel escalated its military campaign against Hamas, striking symbols of the group's control in Gaza and firing tank shells that shut down the strip's only power plant in the heaviest bombardment in the fighting so far.

Since July 8, more than 1,100 Gazans, most of them civilians, have been killed in the conflict. On the Israeli side, 53 soldiers have been killed as well as three civilians.

Today a thick column of black smoke rose from a burning fuel tank at the power plant - even before the strike Gaza residents had electricity for only about three hours a day and today's hit is bound to reduce supplies even further.

The pounding came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a 'prolonged' campaign against Hamas.

It was not clear if this meant Israel has decided to go beyond the initial objectives of decimating Hamas' ability to fire rockets and demolishing the group's military tunnels under the Gaza-Israel border.

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Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 29, 2014

Gaza crisis: 'Huge surge' in displaced people after night of intensified violence – live -- The Guardian
Israel-Gaza conflict - live -- The Telegraph
Israel launches ground incursion in Gaza Strip LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Gaza Blog Live -- Al Jazeera
Live Blog on the Israel - Gaza conflict -- Times of Israel
LIVE UPDATES: Hamas military chief: No cease-fire without end of Gaza siege -- Haaretz

Israeli bombs kill 100 Gazans in single day -- Al Jazeera
At least 100 Palestinians killed since midnight in Gaza - Health Ministry -- RT
Scores killed as Israel ramps up Gaza bombardment -- AFP
Israel hits symbols of Hamas rule; scores killed -- AP
Israel strikes Gaza from air, sea and land -- Al Arabiya
Israel Broadens Targets in Gaza Barrage; Power Is Out -- NYT
Israel strikes symbols of Hamas' control in Gaza, shuts down power plant -- FOX News
Death toll soars to over 1,200 amid talk of truce -- Ma'an News Agency
Gaza’s only power plant shut down by Israeli shelling -- RT
Israel intensifies Gaza assault as Egyptian mediators revise truce plan -- Irish Times
Gaza conflict: 'fresh ceasefire attempts' after heaviest Israeli attack -- The Telegraph
Israel: Hamas still has 5,000 rockets in its arsenal -- USA Today
Israel prepared for cease-fire, but 'ball is in Hamas' court' -- CNN
Hamas rejects cease-fire proposal in Gaza -- UPI
Leader of Hamas military wing rules of quick truce -- AP
Hamas demands for cease-fire and Israel’s concerns -- Washington Post
PLO announcement of 24-hour Gaza ceasefire disavowed by Hamas -- The Guardian
Gaza conflict to dent, not break Israel economy -- Reuters
What You Need to Know About the Israel-Hamas Blame Game -- CNN