Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Korei has accused Israel of waging a "war of annihilation" in northern Gaza after a 15-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy were killed in Israel's latest offensive on the Gaza Strip.
Mr Korei, speaking before a meeting of the Palestinian Cabinet in the West Bank town of Ramallah, criticised the "massive destruction" and called for heavy international pressure on Israel .
"This ugly Israeli crime is taking place in full view of the world, and so far, we have not heard a strong word from the world community that can bring an end to this aggression," he said.
Arab states are calling on the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel ends its Gaza offensive, which has killed at least 66 people, of whom many were civilians.
Palestinian officials have denied claims by Israel that its officials have begun indirect contacts aimed at ending the Israeli offensive.
The United States, European Union and a number of European countries have urged restraint by Israel and raised concerns about civilian casualties.
France condemned the Israeli operation on Monday, while Egypt's foreign minister urged Israel to stop its "policy of assassination and destruction," the Middle East News Agency reported.
Israel began the offensive with more than 200 tanks and armoured vehicles last week following a Palestinian rocket strike that killed two children in a border town.
Violence also erupted in the West Bank where an Israeli policeman and two Palestinian militants died in a gunbattle in Ramallah when Israeli forces attempted to seize a number of men.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged Israel to halt the Gaza raid and called on Palestinian leaders to help stop the rocket fire.