Gaza buries its dead after bloodiest day yet of Israel's ongoing offensive as thousands flee homes in fear of ground invasion

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Palestinians were burying their dead today after the bloodiest 24 hours yet in Israel's six-day offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

Strikes by Israeli warplanes killed 54 people in the narrow coastal territory, according to Palestinian officials, including one overnight attack which killed 18 members of the same family.

And this afternoon thousands were fleeing their homes in northern Gaza after a leaflet drop warning of a possible campaign by Israeli forces that could start today.

Any move to send ground troops into the densely populated Gaza strip would likely lead to a sharp increase in civilian casualties. So far 166 people have been killed, 30 of them children, officials said.

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