Meanwhile, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov is “urgently heading to Cairo,” a diplomatic source said, adding that the UN has been involved throughout the day in deescalation efforts. According to reports, Hamas has said it's not interested in escalation.Unverified reports claimed that calm could be conditioned on the results of diplomatic efforts, but only time will tell if such reports are true.Since Monday night, after Israel killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Bahaa Abu Al-Ata in a targeted airstrike, at least 220 rockets have been fired against Israel. Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.Israel must immediately stop its ongoing aggression against our people in Gaza. We call upon the United Nations to provide international protection to our people who continue to be subjected to Israeli violations and crimes both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. (1/3)
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