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Israel's military continues to hit the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and tank fire, while Hamas rockets fly into Israel amid efforts to secure a ceasefire to end the fighting.

Palestinian health officials said the Israeli attacks killed at least 20 people early Thursday. They put the total death toll at 718 people since Israel began its campaign to halt Hamas rocket fire on July 8. Thirty-two Israeli soldiers have died.

The Israeli military reported multiple rockets being fired Thursday, including several it said were intercepted by its Iron Dome missile defense system.

Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo as he continues to push for a cease-fire solution.

On Wednesday, he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon. He made no comments after those talks, but said earlier in the day that "some progress" had been made.