Israel called up 16,000 extra reservists at short notice as its Gaza offensive intensifies and the death toll rises.<br/> <br />Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved continuing the assault saying it was days from achieving its goal of destroying cross border attack tunnels.<br/> <br />Gaza officials said at more than 1,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed, stoking international alarm. Israel has lost 56 soldiers.<br/> <br />Residents of the battered enclave gathered to see the latest damage.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HASSAN SIRHI, GAZA RESIDENT WHO LIVES NEAR DESTROYED HOUSE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We were watching from our roof, looking right and left. When we were watching, they hit our neighbour's house. We went there quickly and evacuated the people - women especially. There were 100 people inside the house. The minute we went down and left the house, they hit it again, and demolished the house."<br/> <br />Despite evacuation warnings, rolling Israeli ground assaults o
