DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli warplanes struck two central Gaza refugee camps Sunday, killing at least 53 people and wounding dozens, health officials said. Israel said it would press on with its offensive to crush the territory's Hamas rulers, despite U.S. appeals for even brief pauses to get aid to desperate civilians.
Airstrikes hit the Maghazi refugee camp, killing at least 40 people and wounding 34 oth