The statement also condemned what it called Israeli 'aggression' and expressed 'complete discontent' at the United Nations Security Council's failure to bring about a ceasefire. The Arab League has given its backing to Egyptian efforts to secure a deal that would end Israel's offensive on Gaza.ДЄ statement from the group said Arab foreign ministers would form a delegation to travel to the Palestinian territory in a show of support.ДЄrab League chief Nabil Elaraby told reporters he would lead the delegation, and the trip was expected to take place in the next 'one or two days'. Mr Obama is believed to be pressing both Turkey and Egypt to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel.Д®gyptian president Mohamed Mursi has said there were 'some indications' a ceasefire could be reached soon, but he had no firm guarantees.Д®gypt brokered an informal truce in October, which has since collapsed. The White House says Mr Obama called Turkey's prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, before the Turkish leader flew to Cairo, where the Arab League is holding emergency talks on Gaza. US president Barack Obama has turned to Turkey for help in a bid to stop the conflict between Israel and Hamas. 'When this is over, one way or another, they'll have a situation where there is quiet in the south and rockets will no longer be fired at Israeli civilians, that's our bottom line.' International reaction 'We will hit the Hamas military machine, we'll hit their command and control, we'll hit their arsenals, we'll hit their rocket-launching sites, we will strike at those who've been firing rockets at our civilians,' he said. Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said it still has hundreds of targets in its sights. Yesterday, the headquarters of Hamas was bombed by the Israeli air force. Over the same period, authorities in Israel say three people have been killed by rockets and 18 injured. Overnight air strikes on Gaza killed four Palestinians, raising the death toll to 44 since the middle of the week.ДЄlmost 400 others have been injured as Israel goes after what it says are the sites used by militants to fire rockets at the Jewish state. Some missiles fired by militants in Gaza are still hitting southern Israel, although the number launched has declined in the past 24 hours.Дespite this, Israeli preparations for a possible ground war continue, with armour and troops massing near Israel's Gaza border. Israel says its Iron Dome anti-missile system has shot down 250 Hamas rockets over the past four days. These people live with this day in, day out and you can understand a little bit more the pressure that they're feeling right now.' 'We were just driving along, we heard a few explosions,' he said.

The ABC's Phil Williams is in Israel and was heading to the city of Ashkelon, near the border with Gaza, when he was caught in an air raid. On the beachfront, swimmers ran for cover and television images showed Israel's missile defence system intercepting an incoming Hamas rocket. Air raid sirens have sounded in Tel Aviv for a third straight day as Israel's largest city is again targeted by Hamas missiles fired from the Gaza Strip.

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