A US envoy has arrived in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks as unrest between Israel and the Palestinians continues.
Hady Amr will take part in talks with Israeli, Palestinian and UN officials and reinforce what US diplomats said was the need for a sustainable calm.
Israeli air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip killed 10 people today, while Palestinians fired rockets into Israel.
This week’s violence in Gaza and Israel is the worst since 2014.
At least 150 people have been killed in Gaza and the West Bank, and eight in Israel, since the fighting began.
Mr Amr’s arrival comes ahead of a UN Security Council meeting tomorrow.
The US embassy in Israel said the aim of his trip was to reinforce the need to work toward a sustainable calm.
An estimated 10,000 Palestinians have left their homes in Gaza since Monday because of the conflict, according to the UN.
Israeli officials reported about 200 rocket launches from Gaza overnight, with homes hit in the cities of Ashdod, Beersheba and Sderot.