Israel hammers Gaza's south, hostage families urge Netanyahu to seek deal

Palestinians sheltered from intense fighting in southern Gaza where communications were cut again on Monday, as pressure mounted on Israel for a solution involving long-sought Palestinian statehood.Mahdi Antar, 21, sought refuge at Al-Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza's main southern city which has become the epicentre of the war between Hamas militants and Israeli soldiers now in its fourth month."The situation is terrifying. Tonight and today are very difficult, bombing and shooting. I do not know what to do," he said.