 Death tolls soared in the fighting between Israel and Hamas on Thursday with more than 2,800 lives claimed on both sides as the elevated conflict entered its sixth day. More than 1,572 Palestinians have been killed in the fighting, with over 7,200 wounded, the Palestinian Health Authority said on Thursday. The tally includes 1,537 deaths and about 6,600 injuries in the enclosed territory of Gaza. Death toll on the Israeli side rose to 1,300, with around 3,300 wounded, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health, as cited by a local TV station on Thursday, the ongoing conflict escalated drastically on Saturday after Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, fired thousands of rockets into Israel in a massive surprise attack. Israel has responded with numerous airstrikes and retaliatory measures. Oh, this side has half of it. After all, it burned the other half.