Medical authorities in the Gaza Strip, which has a population of 2.3 million people, said on Sunday 8005 people – including 3324 minors – had been killed.

Clearly undeterred by the mounting civilian death toll and global calls for a cease-fire three weeks into Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Friday that “tonight we are starting payback.”

Source: With 7,300+ Gazans Dead, Israeli PM Adviser Says ‘Tonight We Are Starting Payback’