UN tours Gaza destruction, Israel and Palestinians claim victory during cease-fire

Top officials in the Israeli-Palestinian region toured the destruction in Gaza Saturday and urged both sides to continue with the cease-fire.

Head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said staff living in the area claimed the most recent conflict was "worse in intensity and terror than 2014" – the last time the region saw large-scale violence.  "Last night was calm, and we hope obviously that it is going to hold and everybody just needs to stand down and not to engage in any provocative moves," UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Palestinian territories Lynn Hastings told Reuters.