War_Conflict

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An Israeli soldier stands atop a military vehicle as the sun rises in a staging area near the Gaza border in southern Israel on Nov. 20, 2012. Israeli aircraft battered the headquarters of the Islamic National Bank, which Gaza's Hamas leaders set up to sidestep international sanctions on their rule. (Associated Press)

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Israeli soldiers read from a holy book as they pray in a staging area near the Gaza border in southern Israel on Nov. 20, 2012. Israeli aircraft battered the headquarters of the Islamic National Bank, which Gaza's Hamas leaders set up to sidestep international sanctions on their rule. (Associated Press)

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An Israeli soldier cleans ammunition as he sits on top of a tank in a staging area near the Gaza border in southern Israel on Nov. 20, 2012. Israeli aircraft battered the headquarters of the Islamic National Bank, which Gaza's Hamas leaders set up to sidestep international sanctions on their rule. (Associated Press)

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Palestinian children stand in the rubble left after an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City on Nov. 20, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Palestinian mourners carry the bodies of Foud Hijazi, 45, and his sons Suhaib, 2, and Mohammed, 4, all of whom were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in the Jebaliya refugee camp in Gaza Strip on Nov. 20, 2012. (Associated Press)

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A Palestinian boy stands Nov. 20, 2012, in the rubble left after an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City. (Associated Press)

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An Israeli woman reacts Nov. 20, 2012, after her house in Beersheba, Israel, was hit by a rocket fired by militants from Gaza Strip. (Associated Press)

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Smoke trails are seen after ordnance was fired Nov. 20, 2012, by Palestinian militants from Gaza towards southern Israel, east of Bureij Refugee Camp in central Gaza Strip. (Associated Press)

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Palestinians mourners cry during the funeral of Salem Paul Sweliem in Gaza City on Nov. 20, 2012. According to the family, the 52-year-old Greek Orthodox Christian carpenter was killed during an Israel Air Force strike on a high-rise building, in which Ramez Harb, a senior figure in Islamic Jihad's military wing, was killed. Sweliem was in car when the strike took place and died on his way to the hospital from shrapnel wounds. (Associated Press)

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Palestinians pray during the funeral of Salem Paul Sweliem in Gaza City on Nov. 20, 2012. According to the family, the 52-year-old Greek Orthodox Christian carpenter was killed during an Israel Air Force strike on a high-rise building, in which Ramez Harb, a senior figure in Islamic Jihad's military wing, was killed. Sweliem was in car when the strike took place and died on his way to the hospital from shrapnel wounds. (Associated Press)

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Palestinians mourners cry during the funeral of Salem Paul Sweliem in Gaza City on Nov. 20, 2012. According to the family, the 52-year-old Greek Orthodox Christian carpenter was killed during an Israel Air Force strike on a high-rise building, in which Ramez Harb, a senior figure in Islamic Jihad's military wing, was killed. Sweliem was in car when the strike took place and died on his way to the hospital from shrapnel wounds. (Associated Press)

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A Palestinian mourner cries during the funeral of Salem Paul Sweliem in Gaza City on Nov. 20, 2012. According to the family, the 52-year-old Greek Orthodox Christian carpenter was killed during an Israel Air Force strike on a high-rise building, in which Ramez Harb, a senior figure in Islamic Jihad's military wing, was killed. Sweliem was in car when the strike took place and died on his way to the hospital from shrapnel wounds. (Associated Press)

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This undated photo released by the U.S. Marines, shows Sgt. Rafael Peralta, 25. Peralta is being considered for a posthumous Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award. Peralta was shot during a house-to-house search in Fallujah. Lying wounded on the floor of a home, he grabbed a grenade that had been lobbed in by an insurgent. The blast killed him. "If he wouldn't have scooped up the grenade, the other three of us in the room that day would have been killed," said former Cpl. Robert Reynolds, who was in Peralta's squad. (AP Photo/U.S. Marines)

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Palestinians carry the injured after an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City on Monday. It was the second strike on the building in two days. (Associated Press)

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Israeli border police stand guard in Birzeit, in the Palestinian territories on the West Bank, during a protest Monday against Israel’s military strikes on the Gaza Strip. An Israeli warplane killed at least one senior Palestinian militant in a missile strike, and Hamas fired 75 rockets into Israel. (Associated Press)

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Smoke rises Monday after an Israeli attack on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Egypt has been mediating indirect talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials. (Associated Press)