(BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip) — A Palestinian official says more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing Gaza war as Israel battles Hamas militants. Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra said that officials recovered more than 100 bodies alone on Saturday. The higher death toll came as fighting lulled Saturday during a 12-hour truce, the only immediate outcome from a high-level mediation mission by U.S.