The lifting of the economic blockade of the #Gaza Strip must form part of any ceasefire deal, the #Palestinian prime minister has said.
Speaking during a visit by the UN secretary-general, Rami Hamdallah said it was time for the "siege to stop".
More than 630 Palestinians and 30 Israelis have been killed in the past 15 days of fighting, officials say.
The #Israeli bombardment of Gaza is aimed at stopping rockets being fired into Israel by Palestinian militants.
Both Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry are in the region to try to put an end to the fighting.
They both called for an immediate end to hostilities and for the underlying causes of the conflict to be addressed.
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas should be held accountable for rejecting an Egyptian ceasefire proposal.
Hamas says it will not agree to a ceasefire that does not allow for freer movement of goods and people across its borders.
Several major airlines announced that they would suspend flights to Israel after a rocket from Gaza struck near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport. Israel has asked the US to review the flight ban.
Ceasefire prerequisites
Mr Hamdallah, the prime minister of the new unity government between Hamas and Fatah, said it was time to end what he said was the cycle of unrelenting suffering for the Palestinians.
"We demand justice for our people, who everyday and since the beginning of the Israeli occupation have been subject to the occupation for 47 years," he said.
"It's time for this aggression to stop and it's time for this siege to stop."
The economic blockade was imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007 when Hamas took power in Gaza.
The latest Palestinian death toll of 637 was announced by Gaza's health ministry on Wednesday.
Authorities also said that the number of injured had passed 4,000 for the first time since the fighting began.
The majority of Palestinians killed have been civilians, including dozens of children, according to the UN.
The IDF also says it has killed at least 170 militants. Israel says 28 of its soldiers and two Israeli civilians have died over the past two weeks.
UNRWA said more than 118,300 Palestinians have now taken refuge in its shelters. It says 43% of Gaza has been affected by evacuation warnings or declared no-go zones.
One Palestinian was also killed during a protest against Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
Eyewitnesses said that 32-year old Mahmud al-Hamamra was shot from a passing vehicle.
Two Israelis were injured when a rocket fired from Gaza exploded near Ben Gurion airport. BBC News
Speaking during a visit by the UN secretary-general, Rami Hamdallah said it was time for the "siege to stop".
More than 630 Palestinians and 30 Israelis have been killed in the past 15 days of fighting, officials say.
The #Israeli bombardment of Gaza is aimed at stopping rockets being fired into Israel by Palestinian militants.
Both Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry are in the region to try to put an end to the fighting.
They both called for an immediate end to hostilities and for the underlying causes of the conflict to be addressed.
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas should be held accountable for rejecting an Egyptian ceasefire proposal.
Hamas says it will not agree to a ceasefire that does not allow for freer movement of goods and people across its borders.
Several major airlines announced that they would suspend flights to Israel after a rocket from Gaza struck near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport. Israel has asked the US to review the flight ban.
Ceasefire prerequisites
Mr Hamdallah, the prime minister of the new unity government between Hamas and Fatah, said it was time to end what he said was the cycle of unrelenting suffering for the Palestinians.
"We demand justice for our people, who everyday and since the beginning of the Israeli occupation have been subject to the occupation for 47 years," he said.
"It's time for this aggression to stop and it's time for this siege to stop."
The economic blockade was imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007 when Hamas took power in Gaza.
The latest Palestinian death toll of 637 was announced by Gaza's health ministry on Wednesday.
Authorities also said that the number of injured had passed 4,000 for the first time since the fighting began.
The majority of Palestinians killed have been civilians, including dozens of children, according to the UN.
The IDF also says it has killed at least 170 militants. Israel says 28 of its soldiers and two Israeli civilians have died over the past two weeks.
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One Palestinian was also killed during a protest against Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
Eyewitnesses said that 32-year old Mahmud al-Hamamra was shot from a passing vehicle.
Two Israelis were injured when a rocket fired from Gaza exploded near Ben Gurion airport. BBC News
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