31 people dead as Netanyahu vows to intensify Gaza attacks

Medics say 28 Palestinians, two Israelis and an Indian woman have died after day of fierce confrontation

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The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to increase the intensity of attacks on Gaza, after a day of ferocious confrontations that left 31 people dead as Israeli jets and Palestinian militants traded airstrikes and rockets.

As medics on both sides put the death toll at 28 Palestinians, including 10 children, two Israelis and an Indian woman working in Ashkelon, the Israeli prime minister said there would be no pause. It was decided that both the might of the attacks and the frequency of the attacks will be increased," he announced.