In Israel and the Occupied Territories, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is threatening a full-on invasion of Gaza amidst continuing Israeli air strikes. Speaking to Israeli Radio, Barak said a Gaza invasion draws nearer with each passing day. On Tuesday, at least four Palestinian officers were killed when Israeli aircraft bombed a police station in southern Gaza. Six civilians were also wounded when Israeli warplanes bombed a Gaza refugee camp. The attacks continue as Israel faces accusations of collective punishment for cutting off Gaza’s fuel and power supply. Karen Koning AbuZayd, the head of the U.N. refugee agency, said: “We keep saying people in Gaza are at rock bottom, but they keep digging into the rock.” On Tuesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also criticized the cutoff.

Mahmoud Abbas: “We will not, under any conditions, accept the collective or individual punishment of innocent people, because they are our people, and we are responsible for them, first and last.”