Afghan gov't welcomes Gaza ceasefire, appreciates mediators

The scars of this war will be long-lasting, but a surge of aid is desperately needed to provide immediate relief to civilians,

Miliband said

UNICEF and partners are ready to scale up our response,

Russell said

We also sincerely hope that relevant parties will take the ceasefire in Gaza as an opportunity to promote the easing of regional tensions,

Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a press briefing

Our crew retrieved five dead and more than 10 injured from under the rubble of a house ... that was bombed by the Israeli army in the Al-Rimal area west of Gaza City,

the agency said in a statement in the early hours of Thursday, adding

Hamas reneges on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators and Israel in an effort to extort last minute concessions,

read a statement from Netanyahu