11.07.2014 - 05:34 [ echo.net.au ]

Gaza bloodshed spirals despite truce calls

Israeli warplanes have continued their deadly raids on Gaza, but failed to prevent Palestinian militants from firing rockets across the border, despite mounting international appeals for a truce.

As the violence escalated, with more than 30 Palestinians killed on Thursday alone, UN chief Ban Ki-moon appealed for an immediate ceasefire at an emergency meeting of the Security Council.