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Morning update: Israeli bombardment of Gaza enters its second week

17 May 2021 08:28 BST

Good morning, 

Here are the latest updates on the ongoing escalation in violence in Gaza as the Israeli bombardment of the strip enters its second week. 

- Israel's air force launched its heaviest bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Monday morning, destroying a factory and government buildings, according to local news agencies.

- Gaza's electricity board confirmed on Facebook that Monday's air strikes destroyed the strip's power lines and left parts of the besieged territory without any power. 

- Israel said its bombs were targeting underground tunnels used by Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups.  

- Gaza's health ministry on Sunday said that Israeli air strikes had killed at least 197 Palestinians, including 58 children and 34 women.  

- Ten people have been killed in Israel, Israeli medical officials said.

- The US blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza for the third time this week after a meeting with the international body on Sunday.