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Israeli airstrikes resume after 72-hour ceasefire expires
Palestinian factions say Israel has not accepted their demands; Israeli airstrikes continue to target Gaza while Palestinian rockets fire into southern Israel

Peacemaking Egypt!
Since Hamas seized control of the Gaza strip, three notable spells of war have engulfed one of the most densely populated parts of the world. The latest of such outbreaks have been by far the deadliest of the three armed conflicts; more than 1,800 people have perished since Israel launched its operation on 8 July. …

Rafah border open to aid Gaza: Foreign ministry
Humanitarian aid pours in as ceasefire reaches second day

Indirect Gaza talks underway in Cairo
Israeli delegation, Robert Serry, Tony Blair arrive in Egypt as ceasefire enters second day

Israeli troops leave Gaza as 72-hour ceasefire begins
Operation Protective Edge ânot overâ; Israel prepares for indirect talks with Palestinians

Egypt asked to hand Palestinian conditions for ceasefire to Israel
Israel implements seven-hour âhumanitarian windowâ following condemnation of UN school shelling

Another UN school hit after Israel moves to next stage of operation
Israeli military concludes that Israeli soldier suspected to have been captured in Gaza is dead

Hamas in Cairo for Gaza talks
US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and Tony Blair visit Cairo in attempt to further talks on Gaza

âMounting evidenceâ of âwar crimesâ in Gaza conflict: Amnesty
Gaza death toll soars over 1,650 as more bodies are pulled from rubble in the south, while the death toll in Israel reaches 66

No alternative to Egyptian initiative on Gaza: Al-Sisi
Cross faction Palestinian delegation expected in Cairo for Gaza talks

Egypt calls on Israel to âimmediately stop targeting civiliansâ
The call comes after an UN-administered school and a market in the Gaza Strip were struck, killing dozens including children

10 children killed in shelling of Gaza park
Violence returns to the besieged strip amid failure to broker ceasefire; Israel claims âGaza terroristsâ responsible for latest tragedy

Gazans salvage their dead during humanitarian ceasefire
Death toll rises as more bodies are found under the rubble during ceasefire

Top diplomats call for extension of 12-hour Gaza ceasefire
Efforts to extend humanitarian ceasefire continue in Paris as it holds in Gaza
âTerminologyâ of Gaza ceasefire proposal still needs work: Kerry
Netanyahu agrees to 12-hour âpauseâ in Gaza, Kerry hopeful for extension

US, UN to announce humanitarian ceasefire initiative: Hamas official
John Kerry and Ban Ki Moon meet in Cairo in efforts to stop the violence in Gaza
Egypt condemns Israeli targeting of UNRWA shelter in Gaza
Israel insists people were warned, asked to evacuate before launching strike

Gaza death toll exceeds 770, Israel’s tops 35
UN body says a new humanitarian pause is “urgently needed”

Egyptian ceasefire initiative includes no conditions for either party: Al-Sisi
Internationally backed Egyptian proposal was rejected by Hamas, Gaza Stripâs governing body

One child killed every hour in Gaza: UNOCHA
Palestinian death toll over 650, mass displacements, airstrikes, and shelling continue

Kerry arrives in Israel amid diplomatic efforts to broker ceasefire agreement
Ban Ki Moon âstrongly condemnsâ Hamas rocket attacks; calls on both parties to âstop fightingâ

Hamas has fundamental choice to make: Kerry
Kerry discusses Gaza and ceasefire efforts with Egypt’s president and foreign minister

US, UN stand by Egyptian ceasefire proposal
Both push for ceasefire, hope it will be followed by dialogue on causes of the crisis

No change to Egyptian ceasefire proposal: Egypt FM
Gaza is an open wound and Band-Aid wonât help, says Ban Ki Moon

Death toll rises on both sides in Gaza as fighting enters third week
Over 100,000 Gaza residents flee their homes in mass displacements as the strip faces increasingly grim conditions
Hamas âkeenâ on Egyptian role in Gaza ceasefire talks
Turkey, Qatar and Arab League presented with Hamas terms for ceasefire

Ban Ki Moon, Kerry head to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
UN chief calls on Israel to âexercise maximum restraintâ on Gaza

Egypt summons Turkish charge dâaffaires over Erdogan comments
Turkish Prime Minister describes Al-Sisi as âillegitimate… tyrantâ, questions Egyptâs ability to broker peace treaty between Hamas and Israel

Palestinian losses mount after Israel expands ground operations
At least 60 people died in a single Gaza neighbourhood as Israeli death toll rises to 7, 5 of whom were soldiers

Gaza ceasefire talks underway in Doha, Egypt absent
Egyptâs foreign minister continues contacts with regional and international counterparts to reach solution to Gaza conflict