PHOTOS: Israel, Gaza airstrikes continue, as talk of ground war mounts
Israeli soldiers rest by their armoured personnel carriers (APC) stationned on the Israel-Gaza border on November 15, 2012. Israel will take ‘whatever action is necessary’ to defend its citizens from Palestinian rocket attacks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as the military pressed a massive operation in Gaza.
An Israeli military offensive continues for a third day in Gaza, where as many as 23 are reported to have died, while rocket fire into Israel has killed three.
In spite of efforts by regional actors, including Egypt's prime minister and Tunisia's foreign minister, to intervene, hopes of any ceasefire crumbled early Friday morning.
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