Worldwide pressure is mounting for a cease-fire in the weeklong clash between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but the warring parties continued their attacks across the skies on Monday.

The European Union said it is talking with “parties in the region” in an attempt to broker a halt to the combat. It called on Israel and Hamas “to exercise maximum restraint.”

The Arab League called on the “international community” to help end the Israeli airstrikes, saying the bombardment of Gaza “cannot be met with silence any more.”

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