The tension in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militant group, Hamas, is in its second week now. More than 200 people have lost their lives, including children and women, and over a thousand have been injured.
Although international pressure is mounting on Israel (even from the US government) for a ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made no indication of backing off. Instead, he's made suggestions about conquering the Gaza strip.
In a briefing with a minister he said, "You can either conquer them, and that’s always an open possibility, or you can deter them, and we are engaged right now in forceful deterrence, but I have to say we don’t rule out anything. There are only two ways that you can deal with them (Hamas)."
The recent firing, as we know, had begun after brewing tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, which built up to violent attacks by Israeli forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Holy month of Ramzan, on 7 May.