Israel’s Security Cabinet has unanimously rejected a US proposal for a temporary pause in Israel-Hamas fighting.

The UN chief and the US secretary of state have made a new attempt to nail down a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas.

Four Palestinians have been shot and killed during West Bank protests against Israel's military operation in Gaza, Palestinian hospital officials said.

Israel says it will lift a travel ban on Yasser Arafat once the Palestinians have signed a ceasefire agreement.