Wounded Palestinian children waiting for treatment at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, after an Israeli strike there early Monday. (Hatem Moussa/The Associated Press)From The International Herald Tribune:
ON THE ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER: Israeli troops commandeered high-rise buildings in three eastern districts of Gaza City on Monday, expelling residents and shooting Palestinian militants in the streets in the military's furious effort to destroy Hamas's fighting ability.
European diplomats, meanwhile, poured into the region seeking a cease-fire.
The 10th day of Israel's war on the Islamist rulers of Gaza also killed more Palestinian civilians, including about 12 children, pushing the total death toll to 550, and severely strained fuel and water supplies for hundreds of thousands of people.
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