AIl-out war engulfs Gaza

Strip now at breaking point

- Mark Reynolds

THE humanitarian crisis in Gaza plumbed new depths yesterday as the war between Israel and Hamas intensified.

Hospitals in the under-siege strip warned they were at breaking point as all-out war engulfed the region.

Intense Israeli air strikes hit northern targets, while Hamas sent a series of rockets into southern and central Israel.

In southern Gaza, tanks edged further into the city of Khan Younis, where bloody battles were widely reported.