{"id":621860,"date":"2014-07-21T10:37:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T02:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=621860"},"modified":"2014-07-21T10:37:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T02:37:27","slug":"obama-calls-for-immediate-truce-as-gaza-toll-soars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/621860\/obama-calls-for-immediate-truce-as-gaza-toll-soars","title":{"rendered":"Obama calls for immediate truce as Gaza toll soars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_620729\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Obama.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-620729\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-620729 \" title=\"Obama\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Obama-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"Obama\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Obama-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Obama-129x69.jpg 129w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Obama-342x184.jpg 342w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2014\/07\/Obama.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-620729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Barack Obama. AP FILE PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n<p>GAZA CITY \u2013 US President Barack Obama called for an &#8220;immediate ceasefire&#8221; between Israel and Hamas on Sunday, after the bloodiest day of fighting in Gaza raised the number of Palestinians killed to 476.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The United Nations Security Council opened urgent talks on efforts to strike a ceasefire deal as Israel ramped up a major military offensive with fresh strikes Monday in the Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Palestinian death toll soared to 476 after the bloodiest single day in Gaza in five years, with a spokesman for the enclave&#8217;s emergency services saying more than a third of Sunday&#8217;s 120 victims were women and children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Israeli army said 13 soldiers had been killed inside Gaza on Sunday, raising to 18 the number of soldiers killed since the ground operation began late on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Late Sunday, the armed wing of Hamas claimed it had kidnapped an Israeli soldier, prompting celebrations in the streets of Gaza City and West Bank cities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;The Israeli soldier\u00a0Shaul\u00a0Aaron is in the hands of the\u00a0Qassam\u00a0Brigades,&#8221; a spokesman using the nom-de-guerre Abu\u00a0Obeida\u00a0said in a televised address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A spokeswoman for the Israeli military said they were investigating the claim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Diplomatic push<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by telephone early Monday, Obama expressed his concern over the deaths on both sides, the White House said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In their second call in three days, Obama &#8220;reaffirmed Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself&#8221; and called for an &#8220;immediate ceasefire&#8221; in Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>US Secretary of State John Kerry was flying to Cairo on Monday for meetings with senior officials from Egypt and other countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>British Prime Minister David Cameron also spoke with Netanyahu, reiterating &#8220;the UK&#8217;s strong support for Israel&#8217;s right to take proportionate action to defend itself from&#8221; Gaza rockets, while expressing condolences over the Israeli deaths and concern over the &#8220;mounting civilian casualties in Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Cameron agreed with Netanyahu that the way out of the &#8220;spiral of violence&#8221; was through the Egyptian ceasefire initiative, a spokesman for Cameron said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ceasefire discussions between Hamas leader Khaled\u00a0Meshaal\u00a0and Palestinian president in Qatar were due to take place on Monday after being delayed by a day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>UN chief Ban Ki-moon was also in Doha where he urged Israel to &#8220;exercise maximum restraint.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Too many innocent people are dying&#8230;(and) living in constant fear,&#8221; he told a news conference in Doha.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>So far, truce efforts have been rejected by Hamas which has pressed on with its own attacks, undaunted by the Israeli bombardment by land, sea and air.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In the early hours of Monday Israeli jets carried out strikes throughout Gaza, including in southern Rafah and Khan\u00a0Yunis\u00a0and northern Beit\u00a0Lahiya.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Witnesses said air planes had bombed the home of Hamas politburo member\u00a0Imad\u00a0al-Alami\u00a0in Gaza City. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>On Sunday thousands of Palestinians had fled from\u00a0Shejaiya, near Gaza City,\u00a0Shejaiya, after a night of heavy shelling which killed 72, an AFP correspondent reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has opened 61 of its schools to shelter more than 81,000 people who have fled their homes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Netanyahu blames Hamas<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nNetanyahu has blamed the civilian casualties on Hamas using innocents &#8220;as human shields.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He insisted on Sunday that the military campaign had strong international backing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;We are carrying out a complex, deep, intensive activity inside the Gaza Strip and there is world support for this&#8230; very strong support,&#8221; he said before a security cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Although Israel said earlier Sunday it was expanding its ground operation to destroy the network of tunnels used by militants to stage cross-border attacks and fire rockets, Netanyahu said troops could end their mission &#8220;fairly quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>His Defense Minister Moshe\u00a0Yaalon\u00a0also suggested it could end within days, demanding international action to &#8220;demilitarize Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Palestinian militants have over the past 12 days fired 1,414 mortars and rockets that hit Israel, with the Iron Dome air\u00a0defence\u00a0system intercepting another 377, the army said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Thousands participated in rallies in France, Vienna, Stockholm and Amsterdam to oppose Israel&#8217;s offensive, with a demonstration in the northern Paris suburb of Sarcelles descending into chaos as protesters set fire to bins and looted shops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Barack Obama called for an &#8220;immediate ceasefire&#8221; 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