Operation Protective Edge

Small signs of normalcy in Gaza as truce begins to take hold

Ten hours into the truce, the skies over Gaza remained calm, with no reports of violations on any side and signs of life emerging on the streets of the wartorn coastal enclave which is home to 1.8 million Palestinians.

Gaza crisis: UN official says Israel's blockade is part of the problem

"The blockade must be lifted not only to get material into Gaza in order to rebuild it but to allow Gaza to do what it was doing very well just 10 years ago, to trade with the outside world," Rawley told AFP.

Gaza: Israel keeps up punishing air strikes, Palestine toll rises to 1,898

Gaza emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said two men were killed in a strike that "targeted a motorbike in the Al-Maghazi camp" and that the bodies of three other men were pulled from the rubble "of the Al-Qassam mosque"

Gaza can be resolved through negotiated political settlement: India backs UN

Mukerji said India followed the current situation in Gaza with a "great deal of concern" and supports all efforts to sustain the ceasefire.

UK Muslim cabinet member resigns over Cameron's Gaza policy

Gaza crisis: Palestine FM to push for Israel war crimes case at ICC

Israel and the Palestinians have traded allegations of war crimes during the Gaza assault, while defending their own actions as consistent with the international law.

Israel committing war crimes by killing fleeing civilians in Gaza: HRW

"Israeli forces in the southern Gaza town of Khuza'a fired on and killed civilians in apparent violation of the laws of war in several incidents between July 23 and 25," said the New York-based watchdog.

Israel strikes UN run school in Gaza, killing 7 and injuring 30

Pressure mounts for truce after Israel shells UN refuge in Gaza

Fresh Israeli fire early Friday pushed the overall Palestinian death toll in Gaza to over 800 Palestinian emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said.

Gaza crisis: Relentless Israel bombardment pushes Palestine toll to over 800

Israeli shell fire on a house in Gaza killed one person today, bringing the total death toll to more than 800 Palestinians after one of the bloodiest days of the conflict.