As it happened: Israel-Gaza violence

Key Points

• A ceasefire deal which had been predicted to be agreed on Tuesday now appears to have been postponed
• Israel stepped up its bombardment of Gaza late on Tuesday, as Palestinian militants fired around 150 rockets across the border
• US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu late on Tuesday before heading on Wednesday to the West Bank then on to Egypt.
• At least 130 Palestinians and five Israelis have died since in a week of bloodshed
• Earlier, Israel dropped leaflets into Gaza urging residents to "evacuate" homes, sparking fears of a ground offensive
• Hamas-linked militants in Gaza executed six people they accuse of being "collaborators"
• All times GMT