GAZA (Reuters) - Foreign powers pressed Israel and Hamas on Tuesday to accept a truce allowing humanitarian into the Gaza Strip, after four days of Israeli air attacks and rocket fire by Hamas militants deep inside the Jewish state.
A senior Western diplomat said European Union states were discussing ways to open humanitarian aid corridors to Gaza, by land, air or sea, but establishing them would require Israel and Hamas to hold their fire.
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