As Israel gears up for renewed fighting with goal of holding territory in Gaza, most opinion polls show public wants cease-fire to continue.

From now on, negotiations will take place only under fire,' Israeli PM said. Tuesday's strikes killed more than 400 people across Gaza Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that a wave of deadly overnight strikes on Gaza was "only the beginning" of renewed Israeli action in the Palestinian territory.

Israel is making plans for a potential major ground offensive in Gaza that would involve sending tens of thousands of troops into combat to clear and occupy large swaths of the enclave, an Israeli official and a second source familiar with the matter said.