Gaza City 'Attacked Minutes Into Israel Truce'

Israel has been accused of breaking its own seven-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza.

The Israeli military pledged to hold fire from 10am to 5pm (8am to 3pm UK time) to allow in aid and so displaced Palestinians could return to their homes.

However, medics have said an eight-year-old girl has died and 30 other people were wounded in an attack on a house in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. The Israelis have yet to comment.

Earlier, Israel warned it would hit back if attacked during the break and said troops would fight on in areas of the southern Gazan town of Rafah, where there are ongoing clashes.

Israel has warned it will fire back if it comes under attack

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the pause was "an attempt to divert attention from Israeli massacres".

It is the sixth attempt at halting hostilities on humanitarian grounds since the conflict began on July 8.

Sky's David Bowden said: "We're seeing here what is almost the first law of ceasefires in Gaza, which is to get out there as soon as you can, do what you have to do, and get out of the way - because almost inevitably it will not last."

The promised break in fire comes after the United Nations condemned a third deadly missile strike on a UN school sheltering Palestinians, saying Israel was "repeatedly informed of the location of these sites" and that it was a "moral outrage and a criminal act".

The US said it was appalled by the latest attack on a UN school

The attack in Rafah on Sunday left 10 civilians dead and wounded another 30, bringing the total Palestinian death toll to almost 1,800.

The Israeli military confirmed it had fired on a terrorist target in the vicinity of the school and was "reviewing the consequences of this strike".

While not directly attributing blame, the US said it was "appalled" and called on Israel to do more to "meet its own standards and avoid civilian casualties".

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he had discussed the incident with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni by phone.

Meanwhile, Israeli army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner announced the bulk of ground troops had now pulled out of Gaza.

Israel said the offensive had done 'substantial damage' to Hamas tunnels

He said the military had caused "substantial damage" to a network of tunnels, which Israel cited as justification for expanding its operation in the territory to include a ground offensive.

Lt Col Lerner emphasised, however, that the operation was not over.

Despite withdrawals elsewhere, the Israeli military presence remains in Rafah.

In a pre-dawn airstrike, Israel killed a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian group fighting alongside Hamas. He has been identified as Danyal Mansour, head of the group's northern command.

Israel shunned ceasefire talks in Cairo on Sunday, attended by Egyptian and Palestinian negotiators, as Hamas rockets continued to be fired from Gaza.

During the four-week conflict, 64 Israeli soldiers and three civilians have been killed.

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