* Netanyahu said air strikes have set Hamas militants back 'many years'
* The country's airstrikes on Gaza have so far killed at least 215 Palestinians
* It comes as international calls for a ceasefire continue to grow
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that air strikes have set Hamas militants back 'many years'.
He made the comments as the country continued its air strikes on Gaza, in violence which has so far killed at least 215 Palestinians including almost 100 women and children.
In Israel 12 people, including two children, have been killed.
The bombardment of Gaza, which has so far lasted for 9 days, has 'set Hamas back by many years,' Mr Netanyahu said on Tuesday.
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