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The intense fighting of the past two days appeared to come to a sudden halt.

At least 22 Palestinians and four Israelis have been killed as the two sides shower each other with airstrikes and rockets.

Seven people were hurt after the missile destroyed a home in central Israel.

An Israeli man died in a direct hit on a residential building in Ashkelon.

Covert Israeli forces penetrated several miles into Gaza to carry out the hit on the local commander.

Five of the 58 killed in Gaza were children, including a baby who died of tear gas inhalation.

Palestinian health officials said five of the 58 killed on Monday were children, including a baby who died of tear gas inhalation.

At least 58 Palestinians were killed on Monday.

The phrase we have heard over again from Gazans is they live in an open air prison and Israel is their warder. It is not hard to see why.

Israeli troops opened fire from across the border, killing at least nine Palestinians and wounding 491 others - 33 of them seriously.