Israeli forces dropped leaflets in northern Gaza on Sunday to warn residents to move away from Hamas sites to avoid military strikes. The warning came as the death toll in Gaza reached 172, with more than 1,250 people injured, the Gaza Health Ministry said early Monday. About 70% of the fatalities were civilians, of which 30% were children, said Chris Gunness, spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, which said the figures came from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Israel said its forces have struck 1,320 "terror targets" across Gaza, including 735 concealed rocket launchers. Seventy percent of Israel's population lies within range of Hamas rocket attacks, the Israel Defense Forces said.
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The death toll in Gaza reaches 172, health authorities say
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One airstrike targeted the house of the head of the Gaza police
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IDF spokesman calls raid in Gaza a special operation, indicates there will be more
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Palestinians to push U.N. to designate Israel "apartheid state"
Throughout the conflict, Israel has warned @placeholder residents of upcoming attacks targeting militants and terrorist infrastructure.
@placeholder is under attack," the IDF posted, with a photo asking "What would you do?"
@placeholder also tweeted that the "death toll rises to 162 martyrs" from Israeli airstrikes.