Israel has pulled back its troops from the Gaza Strip before a visit by the US secretary of state.
But Gaza's residents remain wary of further attacks after a senior Israeli official said that the pull-back would only be a "two-day interval" during Condoleezza Rice's visit.
Israeli air raids continued late on Monday as troops and tanks left the territory after six days of attacks that left 120 Palestinians dead.
Rice called on Palestinians on Monday to quickly resume peace talks with Israel which they broke off in protest against the military offensive in Gaza.
She said a peace deal was still possible before the end of the year despite the recent violence and hoped all sides would get back to negotiations.
Rice made her remarks as she headed to the Middle East for two days of shuttle diplomacy in Israel, Egypt and the West Bank.
A senior Israeli official said there would be a "two-day interval" for Rice's visit, although northern Gaza was hit by two air raids late on Monday.
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland, reporting from Gaza, said Rice's regular but inconclusive visits were starting to lose weight with Palestinian citizens.
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, said on Sunday he was suspending contact with Israel in light of the aggression against the Gaza Strip.
But by Monday he appeared willing to mediate a deal between Israel and his political rivals in Hamas, which control the strip.
A statement from his office on Monday said the Fatah leader was "willing to work for the conclusion of a total truce with the Israeli side to spare our people more victims and suffering".
A Hamas leader in Gaza confirmed to Al Jazeera that the group had received approaches from Fatah, but said Hamas "has not reached a decision yet and no direct talks with Abu Mazen [Abbas] have yet ensued".
Israel threatens further action
Despite calling an end to the operation, Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, said Israel would be taking further action in Gaza unless cross-border rocket fire was cut significantly.
"We are not willing to show tolerance, period. We will respond," Olmert said.
Rowland also reported that Gazans were "very anxious indeed".
"They are hearing the talk in Israel about this being merely the first stage of the operation and they are wondering: if this was the first stage, what on earth can they be likely to face during any second phase."
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Palestinians check the damage to a house in the Jabalia Refugee Camp.
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