Continued Israeli bombardment of Gaza kills 66 people. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said he would not yield to any pressure.
Israeli army launched attacks on many houses in Deir al-Bayrah and other areas in the central Gaza Strip on the 17th, killing at least 44 people and injuring about 80 others. The Israeli army also bombed a house in central Gaza and farmland north of Rafah that night, killing 10 people,. According to reports, at least 66 Palestinians were killed in attacks that day.