Israeli attack on Gaza kills 71 people, expands crackdown on Hezbollah in Lebanon. U.S.
officials said that high-level talks between the United States and Israel on Operation Rafah will be held in Washington as early as April 1. Israel launched 7 attacks on the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, resulting in 71 civilian deaths and 112 injuries. In the West Bank, the Israeli army attacked a small town south of Jenin in the early morning of the 30th, killing a 13-year-old Palestinian boy.