Tonight on PBS Newsweekend, expanded ground operations in a rising death toll as Israel's

warrant Gaza to eliminate Hamas enters a new stage.

Then after the suspected killer of 18 people in Maine has found dead, the residents of

Lewiston begin the process of healing.

And a Palestinian-American family desperate to escape the fighting in Gaza and get back

home.

It's so stressful.

My son didn't sleep at all last night.

They were bumping all over near our house, and it's so scary in here.

I don't know where to go.

Good evening, I'm John Yang.

In Gaza tonight, residents say they're experiencing the most intense bombardment of Israel's

three-week-old war in Hamas.

The air and sea assault is supporting Israeli tanks and infantry carrying out increased

ground raids.

And Israeli spokesman says they're targeting Hamasquans in northern Gaza that have fired

rockets into Israel.

A virtual communications blackout means the only information is coming from official statements

from both sides.

The Israeli military says it hasn't suffered any new casualties.

The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says that more than 7,700 Palestinians have died in

the war so far, though we don't know how many of those are Hamas fighters.

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