Gaza civilian toll near 700, says rights group
Figures from Gaza now put the civilian toll at 698 dead or about 65 percent of overall fatalities, the Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said on Thursday.
Samih Mohen of the organization's office in Ramallah in the West Bank said the toll to midnight on January 14th included 230 children, 76 women, seven medical workers, three journalists and two United Nations contractors. The rest – 380 dead – were adult males, he said. (Reuters)
