GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: The United Nations Security Council called for an “immediate ceasefire” as Israel pressed on with a blistering assault on Gaza on Monday taking the Palestinian death toll above 500.

US President Barack Obama echoed the call in a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early on Monday, as Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the region to join true efforts.

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