Israeli Airstrikes Kill 2, Destroy High-Rise Building | WPN World People News

Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed two people in a wave of attacks that also included bombing two high-rise buildings.

One airstrike early Tuesday destroyed much of a 15-story office and apartment tower in Gaza City, wounding at least 20 people.

Israel had warned people to leave the area -- a tactic the military has used repeatedly before attacking sites where it says militants have been operating.

An Israeli military spokesman reported more rockets being fired at Israel, including one intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system over Tel Aviv.

Meanwhile, Egypt is again appealing to Israel and Hamas to enact a cease-fire and return to negotiating an end to the fighting that erupted on July 8.

Egypt has proposed opening key crossing into Gaza in order to allow shipments of humanitarian aid and materials to repair damaged buildings.

On Monday, Palestinian officials appeared to accept the Egyptian proposal. There was no word from the Israelis.

Nearly two months of Israeli airstrikes in response to Hamas rocket fire has killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, most of them civilians, including close to 500 children. Sixty-four Israeli soldiers and four civilians have been killed.

There have been several cease-fires, and on-off peace talks in Cairo. But violence resumed quickly when contentious negotiations broke down over Israel's demand that Hamas be disarmed and the Palestinians' call for an end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza.

Source: Voice of America