USA: In denial of rumours of a ceasefire mediated by Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel's bombing campaign against Palestinian militants in Gaza has not ended. 

"The campaign is still ongoing... Netanyahu remarked that Israel was "at the height of the battle" with Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), adding that "we will get through this together and we will win together." 

Following reports in the Egyptian media that Cairo had succeeded in brokering a ceasefire on Wednesday, Netanyahu made his statement. 

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By Wednesday night, the IDF reported that nearly 470 rockets had been launched from Gaza at Israeli cities. Additionally, 107 rockets missed Israeli territory and fell in Gaza, according to the report, while 153 were intercepted by Israeli air defences. More than 130 targets were hit in Gaza, according to the IDF.

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Israel started attacking what it claimed were militant-related sites, such as weapons factories and compounds, on Tuesday. Three senior PIJ commanders responsible for previous rocket attacks on Israel were to be eliminated during the raids known as "Operation Shield and Arrow," according to the IDF.

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According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least 13 people, including six women and four children, were killed in the strikes on Tuesday