[IsraelTimes] The Times of Israel is liveblogging events as they unfold through Wednesday, the 23rd day of Operation Protective Edge. The day began with allegations of an Israeli shelling of a UN school in Gazoo, with 20 people reported killed. Following another day of heavy Israeli strikes on Gazoo, and Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, rocket fire aimed at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, among other towns and villages nationwide, Israel and Hamas were both reported to be considering ceasefire moves. But there were no formal confirmations that an end to the conflict was near. The Israeli security cabinet is set to meet Wednesday to discuss whether to expand the ground offensive or halt it, after some in the IDF say most of the Hamas cross-border tunnels have been found and are being demolished.
Fifty-three Israeli soldiers, two civilians and a foreign worker have been confirmed killed in three weeks of fighting, while Gazook health officials put the corpse count there at over 1,200. Israel says hundreds of those are Hamas fighters.
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