Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 28, 2014

Gaza Fighting Flares, Netanyahu And U.N. Chief Spar On Truce Terms -- Reuters

(Reuters) - A fragile truce in Gaza for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival was fraying on Monday as Israel's prime minister said United Nations calls for a long-term ceasefire ignored his country's security needs.

Israeli forces said they were firing only when fired upon while army engineers hunted infiltrator tunnels from the Gaza Strip's eastern frontier. They accused Palestinians of firing 17 rockets across the border, causing no casualties.

Palestinian officials said seven people, at least five of them minors, were killed in Israeli strikes, bringing the Gaza death toll from the three-week-old conflict to 1,049, mostly civilians. Israel has lost 43 soldiers to Gaza fighting and another three civilians have been killed by Palestinan shelling.

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Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 28, 2014

Day 21: Fighting between Israel and Gaza resumes after temporary lull (LIVE BLOG) -- Global Post
Gaza Blog Live -- Al Jazeera
LIVE UPDATES: At least four Israelis killed by Gaza mortar fire; rocket barrage fired at north -- Haaretz
Israel launches ground incursion in Gaza Strip LIVE UPDATES -- RT

Israel’s Operation in Gaza Kills Over 1,000 Palestinians, One-Quarter Children -- RIA Novosti
Gaza Toll Hits 1,043 on Day 21 of Assault, Ban Urges Israel, Hamas to Build on Lull -- Naharnet
Israel, Hamas Clash Takes High Toll on Gaza's Young -- WSJ
Gaza: Uneasy calm after UN ceasefire call -- BBC
Gaza’s ‘quietest day’ in 3-week-long conflict -- Euronews
U.N. calls for immediate cease-fire in Gaza as lull in fighting prevails -- Washington Post
U.N. Security Council demands humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza -- CNN
Gaza fighting continues as both sides reject others' ceasefire announcements -- The Guardian
Deaths as Israel resumes Gaza strikes -- Al Jazeera
Hamas resumes shelling after agreeing to new 24-hour ceasefire -- RT
Blasts hit major Gaza hospital; 7 children reported killed in urban street -- L.A. Times
Rockets rip Gaza hospital, park; Israel blames Hamas -- USA Today
Gaza conflict: Israel says Palestinian rocket misfire hit al-Shifa hospital -- CBC/AP
Global Pressure Mounts on Israel to End Gaza Fighting -- Bloomberg
Netanyahu Vows to Continue Destroying Terror Tunnels -- Arutz Sheva
Obama Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza -- RIA Novosti
U.S. Push for Gaza Truce Yields a Few Hours of Calm -- WSJ
Israel, Palestinians both frustrated by 'useless' truces -- L.A. Times
Gaza residents see no joy in Muslim Eid holiday -- Reuters
Israel-Gaza conflict: The Strip before and after -- The Telegraph
Hamas stakes popularity on fight to break Gaza blockade -- Nidal al-Mughrabi and Noah Browning, Reuters
Tunnels failed to deliver victory in World War I and they failed Hamas in Gaza -- Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz