Attempts to broker ceasefire in Gaza as militants fire salvo of rockets into Israel
Children look out from a window in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters — © REUTERS
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Egyptian diplomats have begun mediating an end to two days of cross-border fighting in Gaza, that yesterday saw Israel’s air force hit Islamic Jihad targets, while Palestinian militants in the enclave launched salvoes of rockets across the border into Tel Aviv.
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