From The BBC:
A day-by-day account of violence in Gaza and Israel since the offensive began on 27 December 2008.
SATURDAY 17 JANUARY
Gaza Strip: More than 50 air strikes are carried out in Gaza overnight, ahead of an expected vote by Israel's cabinet on a proposal for a unilateral ceasefire. Heavy explosions echoed south of Gaza City.
United Nations officials say two children, aged five and seven, were killed when Israeli tank fire hit a UN school where hundreds had taken shelter in the northern town of Beit Lahiya.
A UN spokesman, Chris Gunness, said an investigation ought to be held "to determine whether a war crime has been committed". Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor rejected the call, saying: "There's not the slightest piece of evidence to support such allegations."
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