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August 8, 2014

Gaza Fighting Resumes After Truce Ends; 10-Year-Old Palestinian Killed 
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Fighting has resumed in Gaza after the expiration of a 72-hour
ceasefire. Israel said it launched air strikes after Palestinians
resumed rocket fire. Palestinian officials say a 10-year-old boy was
killed earlier today when an Israeli air strike hit near a mosque in
Gaza City. Six people were wounded. Hamas rejected an extension of the
three-day ceasefire saying that Israel had failed to meet a key
Palestinian demand to ease the crippling blockade of Gaza. The
month-long Israeli offensive has killed nearly 1,900 Palestinians, most
of them civilians, and more than 400 of them children. Israel says 64 of
its soldiers have been killed along with three civilians. We'll have
more on Gaza later in the broadcast.

 

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