18:46 BST
Violence resumed this evening between Israel and Hamas, after the five hour humanitarian truce came to an end at 3pm local time.
Three Palestinian children, from the same family, have been killed in the hours since, according to officials in Gaza.
Brief reports of a possible ceasefire ended, as both sides denied any confirmed ceasefire. Talks about a ceasefire however, continue in Cairo with both sides in touch to Egyptian officials.
The truce which began at 10am local time (07:00 GMT), was interrupted by three mortars fired by Hamas, Israeli military sources claimed.
"While the IDF holds its fire, three mortars fired from Gaza just hit the Eshkol regional council," the Israeli Defense Force spokesperson tweeted.
See here for more on the current escalation in the Middle East conflict.