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Gaza conflict: Israel 'to pursue campaign' as truce ends | Gaza conflict: Israel 'to pursue campaign' as truce ends |
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Israel's prime minister has vowed the campaign in Gaza will continue "until quiet and security are returned to the citizens of Israel". | Israel's prime minister has vowed the campaign in Gaza will continue "until quiet and security are returned to the citizens of Israel". |
Benjamin Netanyahu issued the statement after Israel's seven-hour "humanitarian window" for parts of Gaza closed. | Benjamin Netanyahu issued the statement after Israel's seven-hour "humanitarian window" for parts of Gaza closed. |
The truce slowed violence in Gaza, although Palestinians said Israel broke it by hitting a house in Gaza City. | The truce slowed violence in Gaza, although Palestinians said Israel broke it by hitting a house in Gaza City. |
Two attacks on Israelis were reported in Jerusalem and Israel said militant rocket fire from Gaza had continued. | Two attacks on Israelis were reported in Jerusalem and Israel said militant rocket fire from Gaza had continued. |
Health officials in Gaza say 1,868 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed and some 9,470 injured since the conflict began nearly four weeks ago. | Health officials in Gaza say 1,868 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed and some 9,470 injured since the conflict began nearly four weeks ago. |
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. |
Separately, Egypt's state media said that Palestinian delegates meeting in Cairo had agreed to a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire. | |
The Mena news agency, citing unnamed Palestinian officials, said the truce would be announced later on Monday and would begin at 08:00 (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday. | |
However, Israel has taken no part in the meetings. | |
'Quiet and security' | 'Quiet and security' |
Following a security meeting at the Southern military HQ, Mr Netanyahu vowed to pursue Operation Protective Edge. | Following a security meeting at the Southern military HQ, Mr Netanyahu vowed to pursue Operation Protective Edge. |
He said: "What is left to be done before it ends is for the Israel Defense Forces to deal with the Gaza attack tunnels." | He said: "What is left to be done before it ends is for the Israel Defense Forces to deal with the Gaza attack tunnels." |
Israel says militants use the tunnels to infiltrate its territory. | Israel says militants use the tunnels to infiltrate its territory. |
Mr Netanyahu added: "But the operation also won't end until quiet and security are returned to the citizens of Israel for an extended period of time." | Mr Netanyahu added: "But the operation also won't end until quiet and security are returned to the citizens of Israel for an extended period of time." |
Mr Netanyahu said Israel had "no intention to harm civilians in Gaza" and accused Hamas, which controls Gaza, of preventing humanitarian aid from reaching them. | Mr Netanyahu said Israel had "no intention to harm civilians in Gaza" and accused Hamas, which controls Gaza, of preventing humanitarian aid from reaching them. |
Israeli military spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said aerial operations "against terrorist infrastructures in Gaza" were being resumed. | Israeli military spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said aerial operations "against terrorist infrastructures in Gaza" were being resumed. |
He told the BBC: "The mission is not time bound, but rather goal bound." | He told the BBC: "The mission is not time bound, but rather goal bound." |
Hamas said Israel was using the truce, which ran from 10:00 local time (07:00 GMT) to 17:00 (14:00 GMT), to "divert the attention from Israeli massacres". | Hamas said Israel was using the truce, which ran from 10:00 local time (07:00 GMT) to 17:00 (14:00 GMT), to "divert the attention from Israeli massacres". |
There have been several truces called during the conflict but none has lasted, with each side accusing the other of violations. | There have been several truces called during the conflict but none has lasted, with each side accusing the other of violations. |
Palestinian health officials said Israel carried out an air strike on a refugee camp inside Gaza City just minutes after the latest ceasefire began. | Palestinian health officials said Israel carried out an air strike on a refugee camp inside Gaza City just minutes after the latest ceasefire began. |
Reports suggest the strike killed a young girl and injured at least 15 others, many of them women and children. | Reports suggest the strike killed a young girl and injured at least 15 others, many of them women and children. |
One local, Ayman Mahmud, told AFP: "There is no truce. How could there be a truce? They are liars. They don't even respect their own commitments." | One local, Ayman Mahmud, told AFP: "There is no truce. How could there be a truce? They are liars. They don't even respect their own commitments." |
Israel's ceasefire otherwise generally slowed the violence, although it insisted it would not apply to Rafah in the south, where there was still an Israeli military presence. | Israel's ceasefire otherwise generally slowed the violence, although it insisted it would not apply to Rafah in the south, where there was still an Israeli military presence. |
Palestinians in many areas of Gaza headed out to markets and there were long queues for money. | Palestinians in many areas of Gaza headed out to markets and there were long queues for money. |
Israel said a number of rockets had been fired from Gaza during the window. | Israel said a number of rockets had been fired from Gaza during the window. |
Meanwhile in Jerusalem, a construction vehicle driven by a man, identified by police as a Palestinian from east Jerusalem, overturned a bus in an ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood. | Meanwhile in Jerusalem, a construction vehicle driven by a man, identified by police as a Palestinian from east Jerusalem, overturned a bus in an ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood. |
A passer-by was killed and several people were injured before police shot dead the driver. | A passer-by was killed and several people were injured before police shot dead the driver. |
Later one person - reportedly a soldier - was seriously injured in a suspected drive-by shooting in Jerusalem's Mt Scopus area. | Later one person - reportedly a soldier - was seriously injured in a suspected drive-by shooting in Jerusalem's Mt Scopus area. |
In other developments on Monday: | In other developments on Monday: |
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