Strikes Kill 43 In Gaza As UN School Hit

At least 43 people have been killed in Gaza, including many at a UN school, during another night of heavy shelling, medics have said.

The building in Jebalya refugee camp, which is used as a shelter by some of the 200,000 people who have been displaced by the war, was hit around dawn.

At least 19 people, including a young child, were killed, many of them as they slept.

An Israeli military spokesman said militants close to the school fired mortars at soldiers before the attack.

Damage to the school in Jebalya that doubles up as a shelter for refugees

Other schools have been used to store weapons, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said.

Adbel Karim al Masamha, who came to Jebalya with his family to seek refuge, said: "We did not find safety here. People were martyred before our eyes. They were dismembered."

Another of the refugees, Haleema Ghabin, added: "No place is safe, neither homes nor schools. We are defenceless civilians and children."

The school in Jebalya is the second UN-run establishment to be hit in the past week, with a complex in Beit Hanoun struck last Thursday, killing at least 15 people.

Jebalya is one of eight UN refugee camps in Gaza

As the conflict between Israel and Hamas entered its 23rd day, Israeli TV said progress was being made to achieve a deal in Egypt, where a Palestinian delegation was expected to arrive for discussions.

Earlier, thick, black smoke could be seen rising from blazing fuel tanks at Gaza's only power station, which was knocked out on the bloodiest day of the conflict so far.

At least 128 Palestinians were killed as Israel sought to destroy what it called Hamas "terror sites" with heavy fire from the air, land and sea.

Several mosques it claimed were being used by militants were targeted, as ground operations to destroy a sophisticated network of tunnels continued.

Sky's Shirene Tadros saw the aftermath of a rocket attack in Gaza City

Overnight, a family of seven were killed when Israeli tanks fired shells in the southern city of Khan Younis.

Meanwhile, the leader of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, issued a rare statement, saying there will be no end to the fighting until the blockade of the Gaza Strip is lifted.

According to UNRWA, about 10% of Palestinians - more than 200,000 people - have been displaced by the fighting and are taking refuge in its 85 emergency shelters.

The figure is triple that seen at the peak of the 2008/9 conflict, with the organisation warning it is now at "breaking point".

Hundreds of homes have been razed to the ground in Gaza

Justine Greening, the international development secretary, described the situation as "dire", as the UK pledged an extra £3m to provide emergency food for more than 300,000 people for a month.

More than 1,200 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed since the start of the offensive on July 8.

On the Israeli side, 53 soldiers and three civilians have died.

A poll by Tel Aviv University found 95% of Israel's Jewish majority feel the conflict is justified, with just 4% saying too much force is being used.

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