The EU's top officials held a minute of silence and played the Israeli national anthem in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday.
Israel struck roads and buildings in the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Wednesday as it pressed a campaign of retaliation following an attack by Hamas militants that has left at least 1,200 people dead in Israel.
Palestinian health officials said Wednesday the death toll in Gaza rose to 1,055 people, with more than 5,000 others wounded since Israel carried out its first strikes hours after the Hamas attack began on Saturday.
Humanitarian groups have expressed fears about the situation for civilians in Gaza amid an Israeli pledge to cut off the enclave of 2.3 million people from water, food and power.
Gaza’s power authority said Wednesday it expected to run out of fuel for its only power plant later in the day. Doctors Without Borders said fuel and medical supplies were running low.
In a video message early Wednesday, Israeli military spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus defended Israeli airstrikes that have destroyed residential buildings, saying those sites are legitimate military targets because Hamas intentionally locates its operations in civilian buildings.
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