GAZA CITY (AFP) -- An Israeli shelling on a UN school in Gaza killed 15 people early Wednesday, medics said, as Palestinian factions were to head to Cairo to discuss a temporary humanitarian ceasefire.
As the conflict between Israel and Hamas entered its 23rd day, international efforts to bring an end to the bloodshed that has killed more than 1,260 people continued apace, and concern grew over the high civilian death toll, especially among children.
Since the war began on July 8, when Israel launched a campaign to stop rocket fire from Gaza and destroy attack tunnels, a series of concerted international efforts to bring a truce have fallen flat.
On Wednesday morning, an Israeli shell slammed into a UN school being used as a shelter for those displaced by fighting, killing 15 people, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said. more
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