US to mediate in the Gaza war

Sequel to the killing of 17-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdair which has sparked fierce clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces, the United States has decided to mediate in the war.


President Obama

The United States has prepared to help the two warring nations to agree to end the fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza which has claimed the lives of many. Putting a call through to Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama made this next step known to him
Mr. Netanyahu made it known that the fight had continued following the presumed attack on the Isreal nation. He also made it known that the air strikes on Gaza, and militant rocket fire into Israel, continued overnight. Revealing that more than 90 Gazans have died since Tuesday, Palestinian officials say about half of those killed are civilians, with some 600 people – mainly civilians – injured.
Israel said “dozens of terrorists” are among the dead. The BBC reports that there have been no reports of fatalities in Israel. One person was seriously injured when a rocket hit a petrol station in the southern town of Ashdod on Friday morning, reports say