Israeli strike near UN school kills at least 30

Unless you've been living under a rock you are aware of the the war happening in the middle east between the Hamas and Israel. It's really a terrible thing that seems as though it were an inevitability. I was going do a post on the media bias toward Israel, but skipped it. This morning I awoke to CNN (fell asleep with the TV on) and Christiane Amanpour was explaining that there was an air strike on 2 schools that were to be safe havens for residents. At that time they reported 3-5 deaths, now it's ballooned to 30! I can say that Hamas should stop firing rockets in the the south of Israel, and Israeli soilders should abandon the ground operation they have going. Political negotiations should resume, as it is common knowledge that this will not be solved militarily! (i.e. Lebanon)

GAZA CITY, Gaza — An Israeli bombardment struck outside a U.N. school where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge on Tuesday, the U.N. and Palestinian medics said, killing at least 30 people _ many of them children whose parents wailed in grief at a hospital filled with dead and wounded.

An Israeli official said its soldiers came under fire from militants hiding in the school and that the building stored Palestinian munitions.

Despite international criticism over civilian deaths and calls for a cease-fire, Israeli soldiers edged closer to two major Gaza towns. A total of 58 Palestinians were killed Tuesday _ with just two confirmed as militants, health officials in Gaza said.

The explosions marked the second time in hours a U.N. school came under attack. It was the deadliest assault since Israel sent ground forces into Gaza last weekend as part of a larger offensive against the ruling Hamas militant group that has killed nearly 600 Palestinians.

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