Summary
Welcome to our continuing coverage of the Gaza crisis.
Here's a roundup of the latest developments:
- Israel and Hamas agreed to a UN request to halt hostilities for five hours on humanitarian grounds. The Israeli army announced it would halt its bombardment of Gaza between 10am (0700 GMT) and 3pm (1200 GMT) local time following a UN request for a humanitarian truce. Hamas later followed suit. If the violence continues a humanitarian pause needs to take place Cevery day, according to the UN.
- T he Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has warned that Hamas "shut the door to a diplomatic solution" to the crisis in Gaza as his government was set to authorise the call-up of another 8,000 reserve soldiers in the escalating conflict. After Hamas formally rejected the ceasefire proposal tabled by Egypt on Monday, Netanyahu said the Islamic organisation bore "sole responsibility for the continuation of the violence".
- An Israeli strike killed four children on a beach in the coastal strip. The Guardian's Peter Beaumont witnessed the attack:
In the space of 40 seconds, four boys who had been pNlaying hide and seek among fishermen's shacks on the wa HEWll were dead. They were aged between seven and 11; two were named Mohammad, one Zakaria and the youngest Ahed. All were members of the extended Bakr family.
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