WorldMore Palestinian children have been killed in the past few weeks than are usually killed in the world's conflict zones in a year.

WorldAccording to leaked Israeli intelligence documents, the population of Gaza was to be evacuated and placed in tent camps in Egypt.

World"Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be in the line of fire", warns a foreign correspondent on the ground.

WorldThe initiative is shunned by Israel but praised by the WHO.

World"There must be a ceasefire agreed immediately", says Jason Lee, the organization's regional director.

WorldThe attack appears to be the deadliest in the conflict in 15 years with over 500 casualties, AP reports.

WorldCivilian casualties are rising rapidly on the Palestinian side as Israeli air strikes continue.