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Osama Abdel Aal is rescued after his family house collapsed during an Israeli forces strike in the Tufah neighborhood, Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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Palestinians call for help as they stand next to a damaged building after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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A member of the Abdel Aal family is rescued after his family house collapsed during an Israeli forces strike in the Tufah neighbourhood, Gaza City. (AP Photo/Majed Hamdan)

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An emergency rescue worker carries a child's body found in the Daloo family house rubble following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. Palestinian medical officials say at least 10 civilians, including women and young children, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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Palestinians hurry away from a damaged building after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Israel widened the range of targets in its Gaza offensive Sunday, striking more than a dozen homes of suspected Hamas militants and two media offices, according to security officials and witnesses. The attacks also damaged adjacent houses, killing seven civilians, including five children, health officials said. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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Redskins free safety Brandon Meriweather (31) celebrates after forcing an incomplete pass intended for Eagles tight end Brent Celek during in the second half. The Eagles' offense sputtered throughout the Redskins' 31-6 win at FedExField. (Criag Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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A woman is rescued after her family house collapsed during an Israeli forces strike in the Tufah neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday. Israel says it is using precision weapons to minimize “collateral damage” to civilians in the course of taking out Hamas infrastructure. (Associated Press)

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The military’s high-calorie version of fast food with lots of salt and sugar arrived in storm-damaged areas of New York City to feed the hungry. Not exactly the diet that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg advocates. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins free safety Madieu Williams (41) hits Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy (25) in the second quarter forcing a fumble, Landover, Md., Sunday, November 18, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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About 200 people attend a candlelight vigil held at Centennial Plaza in Midland, Texas on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, in honor of the people involved in an accident where a Union Pacific train struck a float carrying military veterans on Thursday Nov. 15, 2012. Four veterans were killed, including one from the San Antonio area. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Edward A. Ornelas)

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This aerial photograph shows an oil rig damaged from an explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico, about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La., Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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In this aerial photograph, a supply vessel moves near an oil rig damaged by an explosion and fire, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, in the Gulf of Mexico about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Four people were transported to a hospital with critical burns and two were missing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)