Gaza strikes: half of dead were women and children

Russia, France and the US call for ceasefire as death toll in Gaza reaches 80

Palestinians carry the body of a woman killed in an Israeli air strike
(Image credit: SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli airstrikes hit hundreds more targets yesterday, as the Palestinian death toll, including many women and children, continued to rise.

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