Since fighting resumed, Israeli strikes have reportedly killed seven members of a single family, including three children, as well as the wife and two-year-old son of Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. There were no reports of Israeli fatalities from rocket fire from Gaza into Israel.
More than 2,000 Palestinians, hundreds of them children, have been killed since the Israeli offensive began in early July. On the Israeli side, 64 soldiers and three civilians have been killed.