Israel pushes on with Gaza offensive
Israel's deadly offensive in northern Gaza entered its second week Wednesday as the Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and strike deeper inside the Jewish state.
The United States, meanwhile, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at putting an end to the Israel army's "Days of Penitence" operation which has cost more than 80 lives.
Three Palestinians were killed in Israeli tank strikes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight, medics said.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. A father and his son were killed in the impoverished refugee camp of Jabaliya. The third victim, a 17-year-old Palestinian, died in the nearby town of Beit Lahia.
Dr Said Juda from Jabaliya's Kamal Udwan hosptial told AFP that 20 Palestinians had been wounded by tank fire and were being treated for shrapnel injuries. Ten of them were from the same family.
He said two of the patients, both teenage girl, were in serious condition.
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