UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has arrived in Cairo where he will attempt to broker a ceasefire to end the Gaza-Israel conflict.
Both sides continued to trade blows across the border overnight, and thick smoke was seen rising from Gaza just after dawn.
Mr Ban will meet Egypt's influential president Mohamed Morsi and Arab League chief Nabil al Arabi to discuss a potential truce.
Egyptian officials have already held talks with an Israeli envoy and the Hamas leader-in-exile, Khaled Mashaal.
Mr Ban will also meet Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas this week.
The White House has confirmed that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would meet key officials in Jerusalem, Ramallah and Cairo.
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama, the EU and the Russia have all appealed for the two sides to end the conflict.
Israeli strikes killed 32 Palestinians on Monday, taking the Gaza death toll to 111.
As the violence raged for a sixth day, an Israeli missile killed a senior Islamic Jihad militant in a Gaza City tower housing Palestinian and international media, the second time in as many days it had been hit.
The Israeli army said 42 rockets had struck Israel and another 19 had been intercepted by the Iron Dome defence system.
Mr Mashaal said his movement was committed to efforts to secure a truce, but insisted that Israel must lift its six-year blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Many Gaza families have fled their homes, some seeking haven in the south which has seen fewer strikes.
"My son Mohammed refuses to eat. He follows me everywhere because he's so scared and asks me every 10 minutes when we're going to die," said Umm Jihad, 37.
Monday also saw mourners flock to the funeral of nine members of one family who were killed in a weekend strike on their house in Gaza City. The bodies of the five children were pictured being carried through the streets wrapped in flags.
The violence comes ahead of the Israeli general election on January 22.
Ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu's inner circle - the Forum of Nine - were reportedly in talks over whether to agree to a ceasefire or expand the air campaign into a wider ground operation.
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