The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told the visiting US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, that there must be an immediate ceasefire.
Blinken has been meeting with leaders in the Middle East, with Abbas saying humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip.
A senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister, Mark Regev, says Israel is open to a humanitarian pause, but Hamas must be flexible with releasing its hostages.
In the last 24 hours Israeli attacks on three refugee camps have killed more than 50 people.
Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut is in occupied east Jerusalem.
Salhut spoke to Corin Dann.
