Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has called for the international community to “compel” Israel to end its “aggression” in Gaza, after a wave of overnight Israeli strikes killed more than 400 people, according to the territory’s health ministry, AFP reports.

Abbas’ spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemned the strikes in a statement and called on “the international community to compel the occupation to stop its aggression against our people everywhere in the Gaza Strip”, while Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa issued a similar call during a Palestinian Authority cabinet meeting.