Despite Israeli ground maneuvers in the , is maintaining rocket fire towards Israel and simultaneously battling the Israeli forces on the ground. Furthermore, Hamas is continuing its attempts to execute effective attacks against Israel, sending operatives through a tunnel into Israel on Sunday. Ten operatives were located and eliminated by the Israeli military. On the same day, a gory battle occurred in a Palestinian town Shaja'ia, dubbed a "terror stronghold" by Israel. According to the  , at least 60  were killed during the ongoing offensive on the town, the harshest offensive of the operation so far. Secretary General denounced the offensive and described it as "an atrocious action". In light of the ongoing clashes, American officials have addressed the escalation of the conflict and have called for a ceasefire. "No country, no human being, is comfortable with children being killed, with people being killed" said the ,  . The Whitehouse stated that President  "raised serious concern about the growing number of casualties, including increasing Palestinian civilian deaths in Gaza and the loss of Israeli soldiers."
Despite Israeli ground maneuvers in the Gaza Strip, Hamas is maintaining rocket fire towards Israel and simultaneously battling the Israeli forces on the ground. Furthermore, Hamas is continuing its attempts to execute effective attacks against Israel, sending operatives through a tunnel into Israel on Sunday. Ten operatives were located and eliminated by the Israeli military. On the same day, a gory battle occurred in a Palestinian town Shaja'ia, dubbed a "terror stronghold" by Israel. According to the BBC , at least 60 Palestinians were killed during the ongoing offensive on the town, the harshest offensive of the operation so far. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounced the offensive and described it as "an atrocious action". In light of the ongoing clashes, American officials have addressed the escalation of the conflict and have called for a ceasefire. "No country, no human being, is comfortable with children being killed, with people being killed" said the , John Kerry . The Whitehouse stated that President Barack Obama "raised serious concern about the growing number of casualties, including increasing Palestinian civilian deaths in Gaza and the loss of Israeli soldiers."
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
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