7/14/14 | Democracy Now

Thousands of Gazans have fled their homes amidst a relentless Israeli bombing campaign that has now killed more than 170 people, most of them civilians, since it began a week ago. The United Nations estimates at least 80 percent of the dead are civilian, of whom 20 percent are children -- at least 36 dead. More than 1,200 Palestinians have been wounded, nearly two thirds women and children. Some 940 homes have reportedly been severely damaged or destroyed, 400,000 people are without electricity, and 17,000 people are displaced. Hamas has fired an estimated 700 rockets into Israel, causing no direct killings but leaving an Israeli teen critically wounded. We get reaction from Palestinian attorney Diana Buttu, who has served as a legal advisor to the Palestinians in negotiations with Israel and to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. "When Israel talks about who it's targeting and what it's targeting, they've never proffered any proof or any evidence for what it is they're trying to hit," Buttu says. "At the end of the day, as much as Israel tries to claim they are not targeting civilians, they are -- and the casualties speak volumes."

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