The death toll in the region continues to rise as rockets continue to be exchanged.

Israel was facing serious unrest in several major cities after pummelling Gaza with airstrikes that killed dozens.

It came as Hamas rockets rained down on cities including Tel Aviv, killing at least six Israelis and prompting speculation that a third Intifada, or uprising, may be under way.

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A state of emergency was declared in the central city of Lod following riots by Arab-Israelis that saw schools, synagogues and cars set ablaze in Jewish neighbourhoods.

As the wave of violence spread to cities including Haifa, Acre and Ramla, Hamas militants continued to fire hundreds of rockets and Israel kept bombing the crowded coastal enclave of Gaza.

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