Deadly strikes pound Gaza as Israel PM vows to ramp up pressure

Israel kept up its air strikes on Gaza Wednesday (July 16) after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ramp up the pressure on Hamas as hopes faded for a US-announced ceasefire plan. The Israeli military said it had carried out 25 strikes in 24 hours, targeting "military structures, terrorist infrastructure, terrorist cells and rigged structures". The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said 52 people had been killed in Israeli strikes over the previous 24 hours.