DHAKA: At least 264 people were killed in Gaza on the 11th day of an assault on Friday as Israel pressed a ground offensive aimed at stamping out cross-border rocket fire.

The Palestinian medics said this which reports the Times of India. 

An Israeli soldier was killed during the launch of land operations on Thursday night, raising the death toll on the Israeli side to two, the army said. 

Shortly before midday (09:00 GMT), three Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli tank shelling near the northern town of Beit Hanun, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said, raising Friday’s toll to 23 dead. 

A five-month-old baby among five Gazan was killed in separate Israeli attacks on the southern city of Rafah. 

At least 1,920 Palestinians have also been wounded. Since the Israeli operation began, at least 1,164 rockets fired from Gaza have struck Israel, and another 320 have been shot down by the Iron Dome air defence system, army figures show. 

On the Israeli side, a civilian was killed by rocket fire earlier this week, and a soldier was killed overnight in Gaza. Four Israelis have been seriously injured. 

BDST: 1813 HRS, JULY 18, 2014