UN Security Council calls for immediate ceasefire as Gaza toll rises to 501

Palestinians flee their homes in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday (July 20).
Escalating their ground offensive, Israeli troops backed by tanks and warplanes battled Hamas militants in the crowded neighborhood early Sunday. The fighting killed scores of Palestinians, forced thousands to flee and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes. Palestinian health officials put the number of displaced at 35,000. (Source: AP)

Smoke and flare of an explosion rise after an Israeli missile hit the Shijaiyah neighborhood in Gaza City. (Source: AP)

Riot police officers walk in the street of Sarcelles, during clashes with rioters, following a pro-Palestinian demonstration, in Sarcelles, Paris. (Source: AP)

Smoke rises after an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip. (Source: AP)

Palestinian medics carry a person injured in Gaza City's Shijaiyah neighborhood that came under fire as Israel widened its ground offensive against Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip. (Source: AP)

A rioter gestures, during clashes with riot police, following a pro-Palestinian demonstration, in Sarcelles, Paris.
French youth defying a ban on a protest against Israel’s Gaza offensive went on a rampage in a Paris suburb, setting fire to cars and garbage cans after a peaceful demonstration. (Source: AP)

Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Sgt. Bnaya Rubel during his funeral at the military cemetery in Holon, Israel. (Source: AP)

Israeli soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade mourn over the grave of Sgt. Bnaya Rubel during his funeral at the military cemetery in Holon, Israel. (Source: AP)

Relatives of Major Amotz Greenberg, 45, mourn during his funeral in the Israeli city of Hod Hashar. (Source: AP)

Followers of the Muslim Brotherhood Islamic movement chant anti-Israel slogans in front of the Israeli Embassy as the crowd celebrates news of the capture of an Israeli soldier in Gaza by Hamas, in Amman, Jordan. (Source: AP)