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Neighborhood Ravaged on Deadliest Day for Both Sides in Gaza
posted on July 21, 2014In The New York Times, Anne Barnard and Isabel Kersher report on the ongoing ground offensive being waged by the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza. On Sunday, the fighting was concentrated in Shejaiya, a neighborhood in Gaza City where at least 60 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed. Overall, Sunday was the deadliest day in the conflict so far. “We are not deterred,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a televised address. “We will continue to operate as long as necessary.”