Palestinian militant group Hamas has rejected a deal to end the violence saying Israel had failed to meet its demands which includes the re-opening of Gaza Harbour to shipping.
Three hours before the deal ended two rockets were fired from Gaza according to the Israel Defence Forces.
Hamas has denied firing them.
More than 1,900 people have lost their lives since the conflict began four weeks ago.
The Pope has called for a permanent ceasefire to be found.
Meanwhile a Christian charity working with other Christian-run emergency relief projects inside Gaza has described as 'overwhelming' the response from UK church-goers to its emergency appeal.
Embrace the Middle East says it's raised £130,000 so far, with the first tranche of money sent this week to fund essential medicines and medical supplies, fuel, food and blankets in Gaza.
Jeremy Moodey, CEO of Embrace the Middle East, said: "We are so pleased that we have been able to respond quickly to the requests for support from our hard-pressed Christian partners inside Gaza. The Christian community is tiny, less than 0.1% of the population, yet its vibrant social witness through schools, hospitals, clinics and other projects means that it punches way above its weight. This is about quality not quantity, and the need for an effective Christian witness in Gaza has never been greater."
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella organisation which brings together 13 UK aid charities to deal with international crises has also scaled up its response to the "humanitarian emergency" and said its member charities were "rapidly increasing" the assistance provided during the current ceasefire.