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Israel said it would hold fire in most of the Gaza Strip to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid.
Medics say Israeli assaults have killed 32 Palestinians this morning, including 20 at a UN school.
Jacob Zuma told Parliament there can be no military solution to tensions in Gaza.
Government is calling for peace and urging Israel to withdraw its soldiers from Gaza.
Israel pressed on with a punishing aerial offensive in Gaza for a third day on Thursday.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Israel said it preferred a diplomatic solution that would end Palestinian rocket fire.
Egypt brokers called an informal Israel/Gaza truce after Palestinian militants held fire overnight.
Egypt began to seal off smuggling tunnels into the Gaza Strip following a border attack.