Israel will not stop its operation in Gaza until the tunnels constructed by Hama

s have been destroyed, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

Speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting, he said Israel was determined to destroy th
e tunnels - used to attack troops and towns - "with or without a ceasefire".
Earlier Israel called up 16,000 reservists, bringing the total mobilised so far
to 86,000.
Some 425,000 people in Gaza have been displaced by fighting, the UN says.
That is as much as 25% of the population of the territory.
Continue reading the main story Life in Gaza
1.7m
people living in Gaza
4,505
per square kilometre
225,178 living in UN or public buildings
200,000 may be sheltering with families
299,000 children need psychosocial help
Source: Ocha (31 July 2014)
More detail: Life in the Gaza Strip
Israel began Operation Protective Edge on 8 July. Since then at least 1,360 Pale
stinians have been killed, mostly civilians.
Some 58 Israelis have been killed, of which 56 were soldiers and two civilians.
A Thai worker in Israel has also died.