Breaking: Explosion in the heart of Jerusalem wounds 10

Israeli rescue service says a bus has exploded in the heart of Jerusalem, wounding at least 10.

Monday's blast comes amid a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis, mostly stabbings, and immediately raises fears of a return to the regular suicide attacks that ravaged Israeli cities a decade ago.

Images show fire and large plumes of smoke billowing from the back of the bus.

Breaking: Cairo urged Israelis and Palestinians to resume Gaza talks

Israeli air strike on Gaza City kills wife, infant daughter of elusive Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif

An Israeli air strike on Gaza City kills the wife and infant daughter of elusive Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif as Truce talks between Israelis and Palestinians collapse, Israel's Haaretz says.

"The wife of the great leader was martyred with his daughter," in a strike on Tuesday night, Hamas' exiled deputy leader Moussa Abu Marzouk wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.

He said nothing about the fate of Mr Deif himself. He said Israel had been looking for "an excuse to target a big Hamas leader".

Egyptian attempts to broker an end to a month-long war between Israel and Hamas militants collapsed in heavy fighting Tuesday, with Palestinian militants firing dozens of rockets and Israel responding with airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.

Breaking News. Israelis, Palestinians resume talks on Gaza deal as Egypt extends Gaza truce for 24 hours

Talks ongoing after 24-hour extension amid reports of ease on Gaza blockade

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A delegation of Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Egypt have agreed to extend a five-day ceasefire in Gaza by 24 hours to give them more time to thrash out a long-term truce.

The announcement came moments before the current truce expired at 10pm (UK time).

Palestinian and Israeli negotiators in Cairo are trying to hammer out a roadmap for the Gaza Strip after Egypt announced a 24-hour extension of the cease-fire to allow more time for the talks.

BREAKING: Israeli military says rocket fired from Gaza at Israel as 5-hour humanitarian cease-fire ends

Israeli military says rocket fired from Gaza at Israel as 5-hour humanitarian cease-fire ends. A Hamas official has also dismissed those reports of a ceasefire agreement. "The news about a ceasefire is incorrect. There are continuing efforts but no agreement until now," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP on Thursday.

Israel's hardline foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, who voted against a ceasefire earlier this week, has dismissed reports of a new truce.