What to know on the sixth day of the latest Israel-Palestinian war

Destruction from Israeli aerial bombardment is seen in Gaza City on Wednesday.

Palestinians say civilians are paying the price as the latest Israel-Palestinian war rolls into a sixth day of fighting. People in Gaza spent the night in darkness, surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “crush and destroy” Hamas, with the support of a new war cabinet that includes a longtime opposition critic.

Hamas said it launched its attack Saturday because Palestinians’ suffering had become intolerable under unending Israeli military occupation and increasing settlements in the West Bank and a 16-year-long blockade in Gaza.