Jihad Misharawi of BBC Arabic holding his 11 months old son who tragically died in the attacks.
Three Israelis were killed and four more injured in a retaliation strike againts Israel, reports BBC. Aproximately 200 missiles were launched, 145 of which were destroyed thanks to Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system.
Controversy around the invasion thickens as news of fatalities surface. 14 Palestinians died in Israel's missile strikes and air raids so-far, mostly militiants, but also children. Heart-breaking photos of BBC's Arabic picture editor Jihad Misharawi, holding his dead infant baby who died in a fire which burst out after one of the strikes againts Palestine are all over the papers.
Political reactions concerning recent happenings are mixed:
Egypt condemned the strikes by recalling its ambassador to Israel and summoned the Israeli ambassador in Cairo. It also called for UN and Arab League meetings.US President Barack Obama spoke to Mr Netanyahu by telephone on Wednesday evening, with both men agreeing that Hamas needed to halt its attacks on Israel to allow the situation to de-escalate, the White House said.
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was "gravely concerned by the situation in Gaza and southern Israel", urging all the sides involved to "avoid any action which risks civilian casualties or escalates the crisis".
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke to Mr Netanyahu and Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, expressing concern at the "deteriorating situation"
Arab League foreign ministers say they will meet in emergency session on Friday to discuss the escalating violence.
Egyptian President Mursi also spoke to President Obama and agreed on the importance of working to calm the situation as quickly as possible, the White House said.
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