Israel agreed to a five-hour cease-fire on Thursday to allow aid into Gaza as the country came under pressure over mounting civilian casualties that included four Palestinian boys killed as they played on a beach.
At the same time, officials warned that the chances of a ground invasion of Gaza are very high and growing with each day that militants keep firing rockets into Israel.
There was growing concern in the international community over ballooning numbers of Palestinian casualties and displaced.
Overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, Israel warned tens of thousands of Palestinians to clear out of their homes by morning, apparently to make way for another round of heavy aerial bombardment.
The Palestinian death toll for nine days of fighting surpassed 200 on Wednesday, while one civilian has been killed on the Israeli side. Among the dead were at least 25 women and 40 children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
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