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... so far killed 649 Palestinians and 31 Israelis, with neither Israel nor Hamas showing willingness to end hostilities, despite days of diplomatic efforts to coax them into a truce.
- Possible war crimes -
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In Geneva, UN rights chief Navi Pillay said Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip could amount to war crimes, while also condemning indiscriminate rocket attacks by Hamas.
"There seems to be a strong possibility that international law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war crimes," Pillay told an emergency session on Israel's Gaza offensive at the UN Human Rights Council, citing attacks that have killed Palestinian civilians, including children.
She added that Israeli children and other civilians also had a right to live without constant fear of rocket attacks.
Despite appeals from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for both sides to "stop fighting", Israel has insisted it would keep up its punishing campaign until it smashes cross-border tunnels used by Gaza militants to attack the Jewish state.
After touching down in Tel Aviv at 0800 GMT, Kerry set off for Jerusalem where he was to meet visiting Ban before travelling straight to the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, a State Department official said.
He was later to return to Tel Aviv for talks at the defence ministry with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the official said. He was expected to return to Cairo in the evening.
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police confirming they had arrested 800 Arab Israelis and another 295 people in east Jerusalem in the past three weeks.
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COMMENT
Somehow I don't think there will be any action taken whatever the UN says.
Kerry trying to make peace with Palestinians is strange when he's a firm Israel supporter.
Mahmud Abbas is the official recognised go-to; but I think Hamas government is separate to him.
Peace talks must be awkward.
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