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Gaza conflict: US and UN condemn new Gaza violence Gaza conflict: US and UN condemn new Gaza violence
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The US and United Nations have condemned the resumption of attacks between Gaza and Israel on Friday, urging both sides to cease hostilities. The US and UN have condemned the resumption of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants following the end of a three-day truce on Friday.
Israel renewed strikes on Gaza soon after a three-day truce expired, saying it was in response to rocket fire by Hamas, which controls Gaza. Israel renewed strikes on Gaza soon after the ceasefire lapsed, saying it was in response to rocket fire by Hamas, which controls Gaza.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the parties should work towards a "sustainable ceasefire". The Israeli military says it struck 33 "terror sites" early on Saturday, while five rockets have hit southern Israel.
The UN said more suffering for civilians was "intolerable". At least 1,960 people have died since violence erupted in Gaza in early July.
Hamas says it rejected an extension to the truce because Israel had failed to meet its demands. More than 1,900 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed, the UN says.
Five people were killed in Gaza on Friday, while two Israelis were injured by mortars.
More than 1,900 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in four weeks of violence in the Gaza Strip, the UN says.
Sixty-seven people have died on the Israeli side, including three civilians.Sixty-seven people have died on the Israeli side, including three civilians.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said rocket fire continued on Saturday, with four hitting southern Israel. Five people, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed in Gaza on Friday, while two Israelis were injured by mortars.
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Egypt, which is mediating between Israel and the Palestinians, has called for both sides to return to the negotiating table. White House spokesman Josh Earnest has called on the parties to work towards a "sustainable ceasefire".
"Hamas' decision to resume rocket fire will not only put the people of Israel and of Gaza at greater risk, it will do nothing to meet the expectations of the Palestinian people," Mr Earnest said."Hamas' decision to resume rocket fire will not only put the people of Israel and of Gaza at greater risk, it will do nothing to meet the expectations of the Palestinian people," Mr Earnest said.
The US, he continued, hoped both parties would agree "to an extension of the ceasefire in the coming hours and ultimately conclude an agreement to cement a sustainable ceasefire".
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also condemned the resumption of violence in the region, calling the deaths of civilians "intolerable".UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also condemned the resumption of violence in the region, calling the deaths of civilians "intolerable".
Hamas says the major sticking point in negotiations is Israel's refusal to meet its demand of lifting the blockade on Gaza and the freeing of about 100 prisoners released in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011 who have been rearrested. The violence resumed after Israeli and Palestinian representatives failed to agree a long-term truce at indirect talks in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
The group also rejected Israel's call for the demilitarisation of Gaza. Hamas says the major sticking point in negotiations is Israel's refusal to meet its demand of lifting the blockade on Gaza.
However, Hamas said the Palestinian factions were willing to continue the talks despite the fresh violence, and a Palestinian delegation met Egyptian mediators in Cairo late on Friday. It is also seeking the release of about 100 people released in 2011 in a prisoner exchange deal but re-arrested in the past six weeks.
But Israeli officials, who have pulled out of talks, said they would not "negotiate under fire" referring to the resumption of rocket attacks. Hamas rejected Israel's call for the demilitarisation of Gaza.
However, the group said the Palestinian factions were willing to continue the talks despite the fresh violence, and a Palestinian delegation met Egyptian mediators in Cairo late on Friday.
But Israeli officials, who have pulled out of talks, said they would not "negotiate under fire".
Senior Palestinian official Mustafa Barghouti told the BBC on Friday that rocket fire into Israel had come from other Palestinian factions, and not from Hamas.Senior Palestinian official Mustafa Barghouti told the BBC on Friday that rocket fire into Israel had come from other Palestinian factions, and not from Hamas.
Both sides suffered casualties on Friday. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it resumed its offensive with aircraft, tanks and gunboats after militants began firing missiles from Gaza shortly before Friday's ceasefire ended at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT).
A 10-year-old boy was among those killed, when an Israeli missile struck near a mosque in central Gaza, Palestinian officials said. A member of Islamic Jihad was also killed in Rafah, they added. More than 70 rockets had been fired from Gaza into Israel since the truce expired, it said on Twitter.
The IDF said it had resumed its offensive with aircraft, tanks and gunboats on some "70 terror sites in response to continuing rocket fire" .
Israel said militants began firing missiles from Gaza shortly before the ceasefire ended at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT).
By Friday evening, the IDF said more than 40 rockets had been fired from Gaza into Israel since the truce expired.
Israel launched Operation Protective Edge on 8 July with the stated aim of halting rocket fire from militants in Gaza and destroying the network of tunnels it said were used by militants to launch attacks inside Israel.Israel launched Operation Protective Edge on 8 July with the stated aim of halting rocket fire from militants in Gaza and destroying the network of tunnels it said were used by militants to launch attacks inside Israel.
Human rights group Amnesty International has called for an investigation into what it said was mounting evidence that Israeli forces had deliberately attacked hospitals and health professionals in Gaza. The attacks have left at least six medics dead.Human rights group Amnesty International has called for an investigation into what it said was mounting evidence that Israeli forces had deliberately attacked hospitals and health professionals in Gaza. The attacks have left at least six medics dead.
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(Source: OCHA; 0500 GMT on 8 August)(Source: OCHA; 0500 GMT on 8 August)
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