Israel unleashes more air strikes after vowing to press on with Gaza operation

An Israeli artillery unit fires shells towards targets in the Gaza Strip (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

Israel has unleashed a fresh wave of air strikes across the Gaza Strip, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several others.

The latest strikes came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against US pressure to wind down the offensive against Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers, who have fired thousands of rockets at Israel.