'Kidnapped' Israeli Soldier Declared Dead

An Israeli soldier who was feared to have been captured by Hamas militants died in combat, Israel's military has confirmed.

The announcement came amid reports of another Israeli airstrike on a UN school in the Gazan city of Rafah - killing 10 and wounding 35 others, according to witnesses and medics

The Israeli military would not comment on the attack, the second to hit a school in less than a week.

Strikes claimed another 30 Palestinian victims overnight, emergency services in the territory said.

Palestinians carry an injured man after an Israeli strike on a UN school

Israel resumed heavy fire over the weekend following a failed ceasefire during which 23-year-old Second Lieutenant Hadar Goldin went missing.

Hamas denied kidnap and an investigation by Israel's military has found Second Lieutenant Goldin died in combat.

"A special committee led by the Israel Defence Forces Chief Rabbi, announced the death of the IDF infantry officer of the Givati Brigade, Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, who was killed in battle in the Gaza Strip on Friday, August 1, 2014," an army statement said.

Confirmation of the soldier's death comes after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas he is prepared to continue the operation in Gaza for as long as it takes to return his citizens to safety.

"We do not accept a continuation of the shooting," he told reporters, referring to ongoing Hamas rocket attacks.

Up to 80% of the Palestinian casualties are believed to be civilians

"It (Hamas) will have to understand, however long that takes, that it will pay an intolerable price, from its perspective, for continuation of the shooting."

Meanwhile, a set of quadruplets born in Gaza on Wednesday have been discharged from hospital - but the shelling means they cannot return to their family home.

Grandfather Mefleh al Arjah said: "We live in Jenah but when the airstrikes and shelling started we fled to Tal Sultan, staying with extended relatives of our son, Ali. We left everything behind staying with them. We had nowhere else to go.

"We hope the war will end soon so we can return to our home."

Israel launched its aerial offensive on July 8 with the declared aim of ending "persistent" rocket fire by militants.

Quadruplets born in Gaza this week

It subsequently sent in ground troops, shifting the focus of the operation to the destruction of a complex system of cross-border tunnels, which Israel claims were used by Hamas to infiltrate the country.

Israeli military officials have reported that 31 tunnels have since been destroyed, fuelling speculation that the offensive could soon wind down.

The Palestinian death toll now stands at more than 1,700.

Another 440,000 people, a quarter of Gaza's population, have been displaced by the fighting.

On the Israeli side, 64 soldiers and three civilians have lost their lives.

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