An Israeli Apache helicopter fires flares above Israel near the border with the northern Gaza Strip July 22, 2014.

Israel pounds Gaza as the toll mounts to 616

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, GAZA/JERUSALEM - Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, saying no ceasefire was near as top US and United Nations diplomats pursued talks on halting the fighting. The fighting has claimed at least 616 lives, including nearly 100 children and many other civilians, Gaza health officials said. US Secretary of State John Kerry held discussions in neighboring...

People carry the body of a Palestinian boy whom hospital officials said was killed in an Israeli air strike on his family's house, in Gaza city July 9, 2014.

Israel keeps hitting Gaza, 41 dead in two days

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JERUSALEM - Israel stepped up its offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Since the offensive began Tuesday, Israel has attacked at least 560 sites in Gaza, killing at least 41 people, the Israel's army said. More than 160 rockets fired at Israel. "We will not stop. They'll first receive a hard blow from air and sea, and...