War_Conflict

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The Iron Dome protects the port town of Ashdod. The Israeli Defense Force said the system has intercepted at least 359 of the more than 1,000 rockets since attacks began Nov. 14. (Associated Press)

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Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr unite with the people Tin Gaza City on Tuesday. World leaders traveled to the region on a truce mission. (Associated Press)

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An Israeli woman examines the damage to her Beersheba home, which was hit Tuesday by a rocket fired by militants from the Gaza Strip. Both sides ratcheted up attacks in anticipation of a cease-fire that failed to take hold. For the first time since fighting erupted a week ago, a Hamas rocket hit an apartment building in metropolitan Tel Aviv. Residents escaped injury by taking shelter in specially fortified rooms. (Associated Press)

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A house in Gaza City was turned to rubble by an Israeli airstrike Tuesday. Efforts to end the week-old convulsion of Israeli-Palestinian violence drew in top diplomats, including appeals from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. (Associated Press)

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After Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton raced to Israel on Tuesday in an attempt to de-escalate violence, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would be a “willing partner” to implement a cease-fire with the Islamic militant group Hamas. (Associated Press)

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A 12-year-old boy rests in a bed at the Heal Africa hospital after his arm was amputated following a shrapnel wound during heavy fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels in Goma, Congo, on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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An M23 rebel soldier looks back as he and others take positions near the Heal Africa hospital in the center of Goma on Tuesday. A rebel group created just seven months ago seized the strategic provincial capital of Goma. (Associated Press)

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A young man (left) wounded by bullets during fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels is treated at the Heal Africa hospital in Goma, Congo, on Nov. 20, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Jordanian police stand guard during a protest against the government's decision to raise prices for subsidized fuel in Amman, Jordan, on Nov. 19, 2012. Nearly a week after the announcement, which sparked unrest that left one person dead and scores wounded, protests across the country continued. The protests have included rare demands for King Abdullah II to be deposed. (Associated Press)