Israel opens new strikes on Gaza amid Ceasefire Calls
Israel conducted several airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday, after Palestinian militants fired barrages of rockets at southern Israeli cities.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
The pre-dawn strikes on Gaza were some of the heaviest/deadliest seen since the fighting began a week ago.
According to Israel sources, they said it hit facilities belonging to the militant group Hamas and several commanders' homes, but main roads and power lines were also damaged.
Meanwhile, international calls including Kenya have continued to appeal for a ceasefire.
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Sunday, and Secretary-General António Guterres warned that further fighting had "the potential to unleash an uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis".
Secretary-General António Guterres pleaded for an immediate end to the "utterly appalling" violence.
The crisis began weeks after a rise in Israeli-Palestinian tension in occupied East Jerusalem that culminated in clashes at a holy site revered by both Muslims and Jews. Hamas, which controls Gaza, began firing rockets after warning Israel to withdraw from the site, triggering retaliatory airstrikes.
According to the Israeli military, more than 50 warplanes conducted a 20-minute attack on the Gaza Strip shortly before dawn on Monday.
The Israel soldiers struck 35 "terror targets" and destroyed more than 15km (9.3 miles) of an underground tunnel network belonging to Hamas, it added.
Israel conducted several airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday, after Palestinian soldiers fired rockets at southern Israeli cities.
The Monday morning strikes on Gaza were some of the heaviest/deadliest seen since the fighting began a week ago.
