Summary As our live blog coverage continues, here’s a summary of where things stand: A planned ceasefire crumbled Friday morning in a clash in southern Gaza in which two Israeli soldiers were killed and a third “suspected” captured, the Israeli military said. US secretary of state condemned the “outrageous” violation of the ceasefire and called on Hamas to “immediately and unconditionally release the missing Israeli soldier”. He appealed to Turkey and Qatar to intercede with Hamas. 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah Friday morning and more than 250 were wounded, the HEALTHministry said. Air raid sirens were reported in Ashkelon and elsewhere in Israel as rockets and mortar fire from Gaza resumed. The Israeli military said 2nd lieutenant Hadar Goldin, 23, was suspected captured. Hamas at first confirmed and then denied knowledge of a capture, Haaretz reported. Five Israeli soldiers were killed Thursday, the Israeli military announced Friday, bringing the total killed in the conflict to 63. The Gaza health ministry recorded the number of Palestinians killed as of Friday morning local time at 1,422. Journalists gained access Friday morning to Khuza’a in south Gaza, after the area saw 10 days of shelling and bombing. They found a field of total destruction. Gazans returned to shelters in Gaza City and elsewhere after using the brief ceasefire Friday to visit their homes or former homes. There was “significant concern that Gaza is facing a very tough night,” Jason Burke reported.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:31:17 +0000
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