Palestine and Israel latest news: 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in West Bank

The military said one of those killed attempted to stab a soldier The UAE called on Friday for an immediate end to hostilities as the conflict intensified. Israeli artillery was fired into the Gaza Strip on Friday and an intense aerial bombardment entered its fifth day as Hamas rocket fire on Israeli communities continued. Palestinian civilians grabbed their children and belongings to flee the barrage of air strikes as the death toll climbed. Meanwhile, a Lebanese protester was killed after demonstrators attempted to storm the country’s border with Israel. Israel’s military spokesman said ground troops are massing on the border and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel had no plans to stop its attacks against Hamas in Gaza. “They attacked our capital, they fired rockets at our cities,” he said. “They’re paying and will continue to pay dearly for that. It’s not over yet.”