The provocative Israeli prime minister stated that the Gaza bombing operation would “take time” because the Palestinians in the enclave suffered the deadliest day, with at least 42 victims, including 10 children.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that despite strong international protests and efforts to bring about a ceasefire, the deadly bombing of the Gaza Strip will continue.

Netanyahu said in a televised speech on Sunday that Israel’s airstrikes were still under “full force” and would “take some time”, adding that the country “wants to attack the Hamas ruler in Gaza. Imposing a heavy price”.

An Israeli airstrike on Gaza City razed three buildings to the ground in the early hours of Sunday morning and killed at least 42 people.

The violence marked the cruelest battle since the devastating war in Gaza in 2014.

Within five minutes after midnight, the airstrike hit the bustling residential buildings and store streets in the city, destroying two adjacent buildings and a 50-meter road.

Once, a rescuer shouted: “Can you hear me?” Entering a hole in the rubble. “Are you okay?” A few minutes later, the first responder pulled a survivor out and took him away on an orange stretcher.

The Ministry of Health of Gaza said that 16 women and 10 children were among the victims, and more than 50 were injured. Rescue work is still in progress.

Earlier, the Israeli military stated that it destroyed the residence of Yahiyeh Sinwar, the top leader of Hamas in Gaza, in another raid in the southern town of Khan Younis.

This is the third such attack on the houses of senior Hamas leaders in the past two days, who have gone underground.

As international mediators work hard to end the fighting, Israel seems to have intensified air strikes in recent days, causing as much damage as possible to Hamas.

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