UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate ceasefire to end the Gaza-Israel conflict.
Speaking in Cairo after talks with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby, he said a ground invasion of Gaza would be a "dangerous escalation" that must be avoided.
"Immediate steps are needed by all to avoid a further escalation, including a ground operation which will only result in further tragedy," Mr Ban, who is to meet Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, said.
Israeli homeowners inspect damage after a rocket attack in Beersheba "My message is clear - all sides must halt fire immediately - further escalating the situation will put the entire region at risk."
Mr Ban, who next visits Israel, added: "We all must recognise that Israel has legitimate security concerns that must be respected in accordance with international law, but a ground operation would be a dangerous escalation."
His comments came just hours before a man identified as the most elusive top Hamas commander. and a founder of its military wing, urged the group's fighters to keep up attacks on Israel.
Gaza residents flee their homes on November 20 Mohammed Deif, seriously wounded in an Israeli airstrike in 2003, reportedly said on Hamas-run radio that fighters "must invest all resources to uproot this aggressor from our land".
Palestinian militants also fired a rocket toward Jerusalem on Tuesday, causing an explosion moments after air raid sirens sounded across the city.
Foreign Secretary William Hague told The Commons on Tuesday that three Israelis, including one woman and a child, and at least 109 Palestinians, including 11 women and 26 children, have so far died.
A bus in southern Israel damaged by a rocket attack from Gaza "We have made clear that Hamas must bear primary responsibility for the start of the current crisis but also that all side have responsibilities," Mr Hague said.
"We quickly called on Israel to seek every opportunity to deescalate their military response and to observe international humanitarian law and avoid civilian casualties."
The US has confirmed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will fly from Asia to meet key officials in Jerusalem, Ramallah and then Cairo.
It also emerged that Barack Obama has not asked Israel to hold off on a ground invasion, as a White House source confirmed the US president believes Israel has a right to make its own security decisions.
Gaza residents inspect bomb damage from an attack overnight Egyptian officials have already held talks with an Israeli envoy and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, but both sides continued to trade blows as Hamas insisted on the lifting of a six-year blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Militants earlier said they fired 16 missiles at the southern Israeli city of Beersheba after Israel's military targeted roughly 100 sites in Gaza overnight, including ammunition stores and the Gaza headquarters of the Hamas-backed National Islamic Bank.
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