UN Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland urged both sides to de-escalate.
"Stop the fire immediately. We're escalating towards a full-scale war. Leaders on all sides have to take the responsibility of de-escalation"
Apart from the deaths and injuries the latest from Reuters is a report that an Israeli energy pipeline has been struck in a rocket attack.
Oil traders are keeping an eye out for further escalation. Mid-East tensions tend to push the price of crude higher.
