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August 21, 2014

Gaza: Israeli Strikes Kill 3 Hamas Commanders, at Least 4 Children 
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Israel has continued its assault on the Gaza Strip following the
collapse of the latest ceasefire. Three senior Hamas commanders have
reportedly died in an airstrike on the Gaza Strip earlier today near the
southern town of Rafah. The strike came one day after a failed Israeli
strike targeting Hamas' top commander. The airstrike missed Mohammed
Deif, but killed his wife and young son. According to Agence
France-Presse, at least six Palestinians, four of them children, were
killed in Israeli attacks overnight in the northern town of Beit Lahiya
and in Gaza City. Another four Palestinians died in an airstrike on a
graveyard in Gaza City. Speaking Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continued the assault on Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Only the guarantee of the
calm and safety of Israeli citizens (will bring an end to this
operation) and therefore I will continue to operate with firmness and
insistence. Operation Protective Edge is not finished, not for a minute,
we are talking about a continued campaign."

 

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