Over 1700 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks

GAZA CITY: The Gaza violence has claimed 1,712 Palestinian lives and displaced up to a quarter of the territory´s population Palestinian Territories.

The Israeli army on Sunday announced the death of Hadar Goldin, the soldier who went missing in the Gaza Strip two days earlier, with no end to the bloodshed in sight

With no resolution in sight, a senior Palestinian delegation landed in Cairo for talks Sunday on an Egyptian ceasefire initiative, but Israel said it was not sending a negotiating team.

"Hamas has proven that it breaches any agreement reached right away, as happened five times in previous truces," deputy foreign minister Tzahi HaNegbi told AFP.

"It is therefore unclear at this stage what benefit Israel might see for participating in an attempt to reach agreements, based on the Egyptian initiative," he said.

US Middle East envoy Frank Lowenstein was also expected to arrive for talks, along with Hamas and Islamic Jihad.