Five more Palestinians killed, toll hits 815
Friday, 25 July 2014
GAZA STRIP: Efforts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and the militant Hamas movement are intensifying as more people have been killed in the 18-day conflict.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has been in Cairo meeting Egypt's foreign minister and the UN secretary general.
Five Palestinians were killed in the West Bank, while one Israeli soldier was killed in northern Gaza, reports BBC online.
Activists called for a "day of rage" over the deaths of 815 Palestinians in Gaza. Israel has lost 36 people.
Most of the Palestinian deaths have been civilians, while 34 of Israel's dead have been soldiers. One Thai worker was also killed by rocket fire in Israel.
Israel launched new air strikes on targets in Gaza Friday, and said it had killed a senior member of Hamas group Islamic Jihad.
The Israeli military reported new rocket launches by Hamas inside the Gaza Strip, with several intercepted.