War_Conflict

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Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli during his funeral in Haifa, Israel. Sgt. Carmeli, of Texas, was killed in fighting on Sunday. (Associated Press)

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An Iraqi nun speaks with a Christian man who fled with his family from the Christian villages near Mosul at a school that was turned into a shelter for displaced Christian families, in Ainkawa, a suburb of Irbil, Iraq. The Islamic State group gave Mosul's Christians until midday Saturday to convert to Islam, pay a tax or face death. (Associated Press)

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Thousands of Israelis attended the funeral of Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, at the military cemetery in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Sgt. Carmeli from Texas was killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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National Edition News cover for July 21, 2014 - Israel escalates Gaza ground assault: Israeli tanks ride along the border of Israel and the Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Escalating their ground offensive, Israeli troops backed by tanks and warplanes battled Hamas militants in a crowded neighborhood of Gaza City early Sunday. The fighting, including heavy Israeli tank fire, killed scores of Palestinians, forced thousands to flee and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

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A piece of the crashed jet lies in the grass near the village of Hrabove. U.S. and European leaders demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin ensure that rebels allow international investigators full access to the shot-down plane's crash site.

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SORROW: Israeli soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade mourn over the grave of Sgt. Bnaya Rubel during his funeral at the military cemetery in Holon, Israel. He was killed in a clash with Palestinian militants in Gaza on Saturday. (Associated Press)

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Palestinians celebrate while flying a Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement flag during celebrations in the West Bank city of Ramallah late Sunday. Speaking on a Hamas television station, spokesman Abu Ubaida said, "We have captured a Zionist soldier, and the occupation has not admitted that." (Associated Press photographs)

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Israeli tanks ride along the border of Israel and the Gaza Strip Sunday. Escalating their ground offensive, Israeli troops, backed by tanks and warplanes, battled Hamas militants in a crowded Gaza City area.