Ceasefire called in Gaza after fresh violence sees 8 members of same family killed in air strike
The Palestinian health ministry said that the Abu Malhous family was killed in the Israeli air strike earlier this week.
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The Palestinian health ministry said that the Abu Malhous family was killed in the Israeli air strike earlier this week.
The police officers died at checkpoints last night.
At least 23 Palestinians and four Israelis have been killed.
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Israel did not confirm the ceasefire, which supposedly came into effect at midnight.
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Around 60 airstrikes have been carried out by Israeli forces today. The US says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked for fresh help brokering a ceasefire.
Also hit was a Hamas-run television and radio station.
Eight children were killed earlier when a missile slammed into a public playground at a refugee camp.
The Tánaiste said that “viable ceasefire” is needed in the Middle East after a weekend of violence.
Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said he registered the Government’s strong concern that over Israel’s ground operation.
The Israeli soldier is the second Israeli to die in the fighting, while 260 Palestinians have been killed.
Israel has agreed to a five hour ceasefire, at least 220 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza.
Earlier today Israel accepted the Egyptian peace deal while Hamas rejected it.
Around 1,500 people turned out for today’s solidarity march, as the two sides in the Gaza conflict continued to trade fire.
President Obama said the US would “facilitate a cessation of hostilities”.
The deaths bring to 70 the number of Palestinians killed since Tuesday.
The death toll has risen since Israel began air strikes on the region.
Air strikes by the Israeli military are continuing today, leaving scores injured.
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Israel is pushing for a long-term solution to the crisis as attacks on both sides of the Gaza border continued overnight.
The images, taken earlier this morning, show soldiers asleep on military tanks, reading holy books and doing other everyday tasks such as brushing their teeth.