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The Israeli military has continued its bombardment of the Gaza Strip in response to coordinated attacks by the Islamist group Hamas.
Israel was stunned by a large-scale attack by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip on Saturday and has retaliated with massive airstrikes on the territory.Israel has massed some 300,000 reserve troops and armoured vehicles on the border with the Gaza Strip.
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