Israeli airstrikes continue with death toll reaches 300

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Source: CCTV.com | 12-29-2008 08:51

Israeli warplanes continued to pummel Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. The air campaign has killed nearly 300 Palestinians so far, with most of the dead being Hamas policemen.

Smoke rises after an Israel air strike in Gaza, December 28, 2008.(Suhaib Salem/Reuters)

As Israeli reservists start to mobilize, many fear the start of a much larger offensive against Hamas militants.

Israeli warplanes resumed another round of air strikes on Sunday night, targeting security and police installations belonging to Hamas.

Earlier in the day, the Israeli air force attacked the Seraya compound in downtown Gaza, a major symbol of the Hamas authority.

Israel has also expanded its campaign to southern Gaza, bombing some 40 smuggling tunnels running under the border with Egypt.

Its aircraft also targeted a tanker truck carrying supplies that had been smuggled into Gaza through those tunnels. The resulting explosion set off a blaze that spread to about a dozen nearby houses.