28 Palestinians killed, one fatality in Israel as violence escalates

  GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Israel and Gaza militants traded more heavy fire Thursday, the third day of the worst escalation of violence in months that has killed 28 people in the blockaded Palestinian enclave and one in Israel. Air strikes by the Israeli army since Tuesday have killed fighters as well as civilians, including several children, said officials in the crowded coastal territory. Rocket fire from Gaza killed one person in the central Israeli city of Rehovot and injured at least two others, Israeli police said. Cairo mediated in efforts toward a truce between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group, while the European Union called for an imm...Keep on reading: 28 Palestinians killed, one fatality in Israel as violence escalates

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