An Israeli soldier walks under a barrel of a tank where soldiers' overalls hang for drying in a gathering area near the Israel and Gaza border, Thursday, July 24, 2014. Israeli tanks and warplanes bombarded the Gaza Strip on Thursday, as Hamas militants stuck to their demand for the lifting of an Israeli and Egyptian blockade in the face of U.S. efforts to reach a cease-fire. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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