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| British national 'killed in Gaza' | British national 'killed in Gaza' |
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| The Foreign Office is investigating reports that a British national has been killed in Gaza. | The Foreign Office is investigating reports that a British national has been killed in Gaza. |
| A spokesman said UK officials were looking into reports that the person was killed in Rafah on Sunday. | A spokesman said UK officials were looking into reports that the person was killed in Rafah on Sunday. |
| Health officials in Gaza say 1,800 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed since the conflict with Israel escalated on 8 July. | Health officials in Gaza say 1,800 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed since the conflict with Israel escalated on 8 July. |
| Sixty-seven Israelis have died, all but three of them soldiers. A Thai national working in Israel was also killed. | Sixty-seven Israelis have died, all but three of them soldiers. A Thai national working in Israel was also killed. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the reports of the death of a British national in Rafah and are urgently looking into them." | |
| A seven-hour "humanitarian window" announced by Israel is under way in parts of Gaza but this does not cover Rafah. | A seven-hour "humanitarian window" announced by Israel is under way in parts of Gaza but this does not cover Rafah. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said this was because there was an "Israeli military presence" there and "clashes were still ongoing". | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said this was because there was an "Israeli military presence" there and "clashes were still ongoing". |
| Ceasefire call | Ceasefire call |
| On Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron said there had been "an appalling loss of life" in the region. | On Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron said there had been "an appalling loss of life" in the region. |
| He also said the United Nations was right to speak out against an Israeli attack near a UN-run school in Gaza on Sunday, which Palestinian officials said killed at least 10 people. | He also said the United Nations was right to speak out against an Israeli attack near a UN-run school in Gaza on Sunday, which Palestinian officials said killed at least 10 people. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the attack "a moral outrage and a criminal act". | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the attack "a moral outrage and a criminal act". |
| Mr Cameron said the UK government had been "very clear that there needs to be an immediate, comprehensive, humanitarian ceasefire and that we want this conflict to stop - and we obviously think that it's an appalling the loss of life". | Mr Cameron said the UK government had been "very clear that there needs to be an immediate, comprehensive, humanitarian ceasefire and that we want this conflict to stop - and we obviously think that it's an appalling the loss of life". |