In total, 508 Palestinians killed since vasi two weeks ago Israel launched its offensive "Margin Protector", reported the emergency services in Gaza today. More than 140 Palestinians were killed yesterday, half Shuyayia in the neighborhood of a violent attack by the Israeli army. Attacks that neighborhood were the bloodiest since the war of 2008-2009 in the Palestinian enclave. "Shuyayia is a civilian area where Hamas has deployed rockets, build tunnels and has its command centers (...) We warn civilians to evacuate the place, but Hamas ordered them to stay ...", the army was justified Israeli. For Israel, the day on Sunday was also particularly grim: Thirteen soldiers elite Golani Brigade were killed in action, bringing to 18 the number of soldiers killed, a figure not seen since the 2006 Lebanon war is also wounded 55 soldiers . Two Israeli civilians died since the start of the operation "Protective barrier". 
The list of victims in the Gaza continued to rise today with new attacks. This morning, at least nine Palestinians in the same family, including four children, were killed in an Israeli air strike on their house in Rafah. In Khan Yunis, also in the south, were found the bodies of 16 people under the rubble of a house also targeted bombing.
Meanwhile, in New York, the Security Council of the United Nations expressed "serious concern" over the rising number of civilian deaths in Gaza and demanded the immediate cessation of fighting after an emergency session. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continues his idea of getting a truce and to travel to this region. It is expected to reach Cairo tonight. Also Secretary of State of the United States John Kerry, traveling today to the area to promote regional efforts to achieve a ceasefire.
On the diplomatic front, the Security Council of the UN asked "return to the cease-fire in November 2012" between Israel and Hamas and called for "respect for international humanitarian law, particularly on the protection of civilians."
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