- Title: Blasts rock Gaza as rockets light up night sky
- Date: 13th May 2021
- Summary: GAZA CITY, GAZA (MAY 14, 2021) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) BLAST LIGHTING UP NIGHT SKY VARIOUS OF BLASTS ROCKETS BEING FIRED INTO AIR FLARES DESCENDING EXPLOSIONS ON SKYLINE ROCKETS BEING FIRED INTO AIR ABOVE CITY SMOKE RISING ABOVE CITY SKYLINE (AUDIO OF EXPLOSIONS)
- Embargoed: 28th May 2021 00:43
- Keywords: Gaza city Israel Palestine conflict rockets
- Location: GAZA CITY, GAZA
- City: GAZA CITY, GAZA
- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001ECXO8XZ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Large explosions shook Gaza City early on Friday (May 14) morning as Israel kept up a punishing bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip and massed tanks and troops on the enclave's border.
The sound of several blasts could be heard booming through the city in Reuters footage as flashes illuminated the skyline.
Four days of cross-border fighting showed no sign of abating, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the campaign "will take more time". Israeli officials said Gaza's ruling Hamas group must be dealt a strong deterring blow before any ceasefire.
At least 103 people have been killed in Gaza, including 27 children, over the past four days, Palestinian medical officials said. On Thursday (May 13) alone, 49 Palestinians were killed in the enclave, the highest single-day figure since Monday (May 10).
Seven people have been killed in Israel: a soldier patrolling the Gaza border, five Israeli civilians, including two children, and an Indian worker, Israeli authorities said.
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