Dunya News - Israel strikes kill dozens in Gaza as toll tops 646

An Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza Strip killed five people on Wednesday evening, medics said, as Israel s army announced two more soldiers had died in fighting.
Earlier, Israeli tank fire killed five people, including two children, in southern Gaza, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said, as Wednesday s body count reached at least 47 Palestinians.
A series of other strikes and shellings throughout Gaza brought the total number killed from 16 days of conflict between Israel and Hamas to 646 Palestinians, according to figures from Qudra.