Mayhem rules via explosions in Gaza for the seventh day Tuesday,as Israel retained attacks aimed at ending Palestinian rocket attacks on its key areas.
However, the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli military officials held informal meetings amid the violence, and Palestinian sources said talks were aimed at ending the Israeli offensive that began from September 29 when two children were killed in the southern Israeli city of Sderot.
Israeli officials claims of Palestinian militants firing at least 30 Qassam rockets into Israel during September.
The Israeli military said negotiations were not official, and the Palestinian sources described the meetings as preliminary.
Meanwhile, a U.N. Security Council draft resolution condemning Israel for the Gaza attacks was vetoed by United States on October 5. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, said the resolution was silent on the Palestinian rocket attacks, while condemning Israel.