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| Gaza conflict: Death toll passes 1,000 | Gaza conflict: Death toll passes 1,000 |
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| The death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, Palestinian medical officials say, 19 days after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants. | The death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, Palestinian medical officials say, 19 days after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants. |
| It comes amid a 12-hour humanitarian truce, which Gaza residents have been using to gather essential supplies and retrieve bodies buried under rubble. | It comes amid a 12-hour humanitarian truce, which Gaza residents have been using to gather essential supplies and retrieve bodies buried under rubble. |
| Forty-two Israelis have also been killed since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 8 July. | |
| International talks urging a longer truce were held in Paris on Saturday. | International talks urging a longer truce were held in Paris on Saturday. |
| Dozens of bodies have been retrieved from previously inaccessible areas since the truce began at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT), the BBC's Yolande Knell in Gaza reports. | Dozens of bodies have been retrieved from previously inaccessible areas since the truce began at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT), the BBC's Yolande Knell in Gaza reports. |
| About 5,870 Palestinians have also been wounded in the 19 days of fighting, health officials say. | About 5,870 Palestinians have also been wounded in the 19 days of fighting, health officials say. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said three soldiers were killed in fighting overnight, bringing the total number of Israeli deaths to 40 soldiers and two civilians. | |
| 'Extend the ceasefire' | |
| The Israeli military says it will continue to "locate and neutralise" Hamas tunnels during the pause. | The Israeli military says it will continue to "locate and neutralise" Hamas tunnels during the pause. |
| Israel launched its military offensive with the declared objective of stopping Hamas firing rockets from Gaza into Israel. | Israel launched its military offensive with the declared objective of stopping Hamas firing rockets from Gaza into Israel. |
| It also began a ground offensive on 18 July, saying it was necessary to destroy tunnels dug by militants to infiltrate Israel. | |
| In Paris, US Secretary of State John Kerry met the foreign ministers of Turkey, Qatar and some European countries in the hopes of agreeing a longer ceasefire. | |
| "We all call on parties to extend the humanitarian ceasefire," France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters after the meeting. | |
| "We all want to obtain a lasting ceasefire as quickly as possible that addresses both Israeli requirements in terms of security and Palestinian requirements in terms of socio-economic development." | |
| Are you in the West Bank, Gaza or Israel? How has the ceasefire affected you? You can email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, using the subject line 'Israel Gaza'. | |
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