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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, shakes hands with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah upon his arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The two men were set to hold a joint news conference regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

UN chief believes Gaza fighting will end soon

Edith Lederer · July 22, 2014 11:55 pm

Israeli police officers secure a destroyed house that was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinians militants from Gaza, in Yahud, a Tel Aviv suburb near the airport, central Israel, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. As a result, Delta Air Lines and U.S. Airlines decided to cancel their scheduled flights to Israel.(AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

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Airlines ban flights to Israel after rocket strike

Aron Heller · July 22, 2014 11:34 pm

FILE - In this Monday, July 21, 2014, file photo, a Palestinian family watches rescuers searching for bodies and survivors under the rubble of homes which were destroyed by an Israeli missile strike, in Gaza City. Disagreement over whether to lift the Gaza blockade is a key stumbling block to ending more than two weeks of fighting between the Islamic militant Hamas and Israel. Some in Gaza say they would rather endure more fighting than return to life under blockade. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

Gaza blockade key to any Israel-Hamas truce deal

Karin Laub · July 22, 2014 7:47 pm

Israel’s ambassador: ‘WWAD?’ What would America do?

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Israel’s ambassador: ‘WWAD?’ What would America do?

Paul Bedard · July 22, 2014 3:55 pm

Smoke from an Israeli strike rises over Gaza City, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. A police spokesman said Israeli aircraft have hit dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip, including the home of the late leader of Hamas' military wing, several mosques and a football stadium. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Israeli aircraft hit more than 70 targets in Gaza

Karin Laub · July 22, 2014 5:36 am

Palestinians search for survivors under the rubble of a house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike, in Gaza City, Monday, July 21, 2014. On Sunday, the first major ground battle in two weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting exacted a steep price, killing scores of Palestinians and over a dozen Israeli soldiers and forcing thousands of terrified Palestinian civilians to flee their devastated Shijaiyah neighborhood, which Israel says is a major source for rocket fire against its civilians. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Gaza death toll rises as truce effort intensifies

KARIN LAUBYOUSUR ALHLOU · July 22, 2014 1:21 am

Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon make statements to reporters in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 21, 2014. Kerry has returned to the Middle East as the Obama administration attempts to bolster regional efforts to reach a cease fire and sharpens its criticism of Hamas in its conflict with Israel. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)

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US urges global push for Israeli, Hamas cease-fire

Lara Jakes · July 21, 2014 9:51 pm

Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Staff Sgt. Moshe Melako, 20, during his funeral at the Mount Herzel military cemetery in Jerusalem, Monday, July 21, 2014. Melako was one of 13 soldiers killed in several separate incidents in Shijaiyah on Sunday, as Israel-Hamas fighting exacted a steep price, killing scores of Palestinians and more than a dozen Israeli soldiers. In Israel, a country where military service is mandatory for most citizens, military losses are considered every bit as tragic as civilian ones. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israeli mood turns dark with mounting casualties

ARON HELLERDAN PERRY · July 21, 2014 9:25 pm

Politician with 40+ years experience forgets to watch out for hot mics: What John Kerry had to say about Israel

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Politician with 40+ years experience forgets to watch out for hot mics: What John Kerry had to say about Israel

Becket Adams · July 21, 2014 1:19 pm

President Obama's fundraising swing through the West Coast will include events in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, where he will deliver remarks on the importance of job-driven skills training at a community college in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Obama continues midterm money chase amid challenges in Ukraine, Gaza

Susan Crabtree · July 21, 2014 12:29 pm

Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour speaks during an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on the worsening situation in Gaza at United Nations headquarters, Sunday, July 20, 2014. A Jordan-drafted resolution obtained by The Associated Press expresses "grave concern" at the high number of civilians killed in Gaza, including children, and it calls for an immediate cease-fire, "including the withdrawal of Israeli occupying forces from the Gaza Strip." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

UN Security Council holds urgent meeting on Gaza

Alexandra Olson · July 21, 2014 4:08 am

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Kerry heads to Mideast in bid for cease-fire

Lara Jakes · July 21, 2014 3:59 am