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Gaza conflict: Mahmoud Abbas urges fresh talks in Egypt Gaza conflict: Mahmoud Abbas urges fresh talks in Egypt
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Israel and Hamas to attend fresh talks in Egypt.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Israel and Hamas to attend fresh talks in Egypt.
The Egyptian foreign ministry said it was ready to mediate and called for an immediate ceasefire.The Egyptian foreign ministry said it was ready to mediate and called for an immediate ceasefire.
A previous Egyptian-brokered truce collapsed on Tuesday. Health officials said at least seven Gazans were killed on Saturday, including two children.A previous Egyptian-brokered truce collapsed on Tuesday. Health officials said at least seven Gazans were killed on Saturday, including two children.
More than 2,090 Palestinians - mostly civilians - and 67 Israelis have been killed in recent weeks.More than 2,090 Palestinians - mostly civilians - and 67 Israelis have been killed in recent weeks.
Most of the dead on the Israeli side have been soldiers. A Thai national in the country was also killed by rocket fire early on in the six-week-old conflict.Most of the dead on the Israeli side have been soldiers. A Thai national in the country was also killed by rocket fire early on in the six-week-old conflict.
Israel says that since the ceasefire ended, over 525 rockets have been fired into Israel from Gaza, with 69 of them intercepted its Iron Dome anti-missile defence system. Israel says that since the ceasefire ended, over 525 rockets have been fired into Israel from Gaza, with 69 of them intercepted by its Iron Dome anti-missile defence system.
Leaflet warnings
On Friday, a four-year-old Israeli boy was killed in a village near the Gaza border, prompting Israel to warn it would "intensify" its operations.On Friday, a four-year-old Israeli boy was killed in a village near the Gaza border, prompting Israel to warn it would "intensify" its operations.
"My main goal is for the truce talks to resume in Egypt as soon as possible to avoid more casualties," Mr Abbas told a press conference in Cairo. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) dropped leaflets over Gaza on Saturday warning residents it would "continue to attack every area from which terror activities against Israel originate".
Before arriving in Cairo, Mr Abbas had held talks with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in the Qatari capital Doha. "Every house from which military activity is carried out, will be targeted. For your own safety, prevent terrorists from utilising your property for terror agendas," the leaflet goes on.
In an interview with Yahoo News, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal rejected the charge that his organisation targets Israeli civilians.
"We try most of the time to aim at military targets and Israeli bases," Mr Meshaal said. "But we admit that we have a problem. We do not have sophisticated weapons. We do not have the weapons available to our enemy… so aiming is difficult," he went on.
He also addressed the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank that helped precipitate the current crisis.
He said Hamas's leadership "were not aware of this action taken by this group of Hamas members in advance".
"We learned about these confessions from the Israeli investigation," he said.
"But we understand people are frustrated under the occupation and the oppression, and they take all kinds of action," he said.
A Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem was abducted and burned alive in an apparent revenge attack two days after the bodies of the Israeli teenagers were found on 30 June.
The killings set off an escalating cycle of violence which led to the current conflict.
Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza resumed on Tuesday, scuppering Egyptian efforts to achieve a long-term ceasefire deal.Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza resumed on Tuesday, scuppering Egyptian efforts to achieve a long-term ceasefire deal.
Hamas has insisted on a lifting of the economic blockade of Gaza as part of any longer-term deal.Hamas has insisted on a lifting of the economic blockade of Gaza as part of any longer-term deal.
Israel has vowed to pursue its campaign until "full security" is achieved through the disarmament of Hamas and other groups in Gaza.Israel has vowed to pursue its campaign until "full security" is achieved through the disarmament of Hamas and other groups in Gaza.