Israel-Gaza violence: death toll rises as UN envoy warns over escalation
by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem, Harriet Sherwood and a from World news | The Guardian on (#5HQF2)
Further airstrikes and rocket fire reported in worst violence since 2014 war between Israel and Hamas
Israeli jets and Palestinian militants have traded fresh airstrikes and rocket fire as the UN's Middle East envoy warned of an escalation towards a full-scale war.
One person was killed and two injured after an anti-tank guided missile struck a vehicle patrolling near the border between Israel and Gaza on Wednesday morning. Mortar shells fired across the border hampered efforts by medical teams to reach the scene.
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