The U.N. Security Council called for an "immediate" and "durable" cease-fire in Gaza in a resolution Thursday night even as fighting between Israel and Hamas raged with early Friday morning airstrikes killing seven Palestinians.

The major UN Palestinian relief agency halted work in Gaza Strip on Thursday after a driver was killed and the death toll from Israel's war on Hamas rose to more than 760 when dozens of bodies were found in the rubble.

Israeli warplanes bombed suspected arms-smuggling tunnels in southern Gaza early Thursday, as diplomats worked to secure a ceasefire to the conflict that has killed over 700 Palestinians.