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BBC newsIsraeli jets have attacked the Gaza Strip for a fourth day, with raids on a number of Hamas government buildings and security installations.
Air strikes early on Tuesday killed at least 10 people, medical officials in the coastal enclave said.
About 320 Palestinians have died since Saturday, the UN says. Four Israelis have been killed by rockets from Gaza.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate ceasefire and condemned both Israel and Hamas.
While recognising Israel's right to defend itself from militant rocket attacks, he condemned its "excessive use of force".
"The suffering caused to civilian populations as a result of the large-scale violence and destruction that have taken place over the past few days has saddened me profoundly," he said.
The UN says at least 62 of the Palestinians killed were women and children.
Forty people were said to have been wounded in Tuesday's raids, which targeted Hamas-run offices and security installations, Palestinian officials said.
Israel's defence chief earlier said his country was fighting a "war to the bitter end" against Hamas.
Israel has massed forces along the boundary with Gaza and has declared the area around it a "closed military zone".
Correspondents say the move - in addition to the call-up of thousands of reservists - could be a prelude to ground operations, but could also be intended to build pressure on Hamas.
The Red Cross earlier described the situation in Gaza's hospitals as chaotic, with medical teams "stretched to the limit".
Trucks laden with medical aid have been permitted to cross into Gaza from Egypt at the Rafah crossing.
European Union foreign ministers are scheduled to to meet in Paris later to discuss the escalating crisis.
The meeting, hosted by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, is expected to consider the idea of an humanitarian aid corridor, and how to bring additional aid to Gaza.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7804051.stm
So what do people make of this. Is it an disproportionate use of force by Israel, or fully justified? Should there be a ceasefire or an invasion?
Personally I don't blame Israel for their response, and I think an invasion would do good for Gaza and Israel in the long term. It's tough to accept the civilian casaulties but we must remember this is the Hamas that launches rockets from densely populated civilian zones in the hope of retaliations claiming their own peoples' lives. While I hope Gazans will realise they would be better off with Fatah, I fear a ceasefire could strengthen support for Hamas with worse consequences for the Middle East.