Al Jazeera.
Israeli air raids have pounded Gaza for a sixth successive day, raising
to 96 the number of Palestinians killed, as the UN secretary-general
called for an immediate ceasefire.
Three people, including two children, were killed and 30 others were injured in an air raid before dawn on Monday on a family home in the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City, medical officials said.
Three people, including two children, were killed and 30 others were injured in an air raid before dawn on Monday on a family home in the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City, medical officials said.
Later, a building housing Hamas-run al-Aqsa TV and international broadcasters was targeted for a second time.
One person was killed in the attack.Sources from the armed group
Islamic Jihad said the victim was one of its senior military commanders.
Elsewhere, two more people died in bombing in Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, medics said.
Israel bombed 80 locations in Gaza overnight, the military said on
Monday, as officials prepared for a ground offensive if talks for a
truce fail.
Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, was due to arrive in Cairo to add his weight to the truce efforts after Egypt took the lead in trying to negotiate a ceasefire and its officials met the parties on Sunday.
Israeli media said a delegation from Israel had been to Cairo for talks on ending the attacks.
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's president, met Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, and Ramadan Shallah of Islamic Jihad as part of the mediation efforts.
Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, was due to arrive in Cairo to add his weight to the truce efforts after Egypt took the lead in trying to negotiate a ceasefire and its officials met the parties on Sunday.
Israeli media said a delegation from Israel had been to Cairo for talks on ending the attacks.
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's president, met Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, and Ramadan Shallah of Islamic Jihad as part of the mediation efforts.
