Israel Hamas War News Updates -- August 3, 2014

Shelling Near U.N. Shelter Draws Strong Condemnation From U.N., U.S. -- CNN

Jerusalem (CNN) -- The United States and the United Nations used the strongest language yet in condemning the latest strike on a U.N.-run shelter in Gaza, with Washington calling the attack "disgraceful."

At least nine people at the school, which was being used as a shelter for about 3,000 people, were killed in the shelling.

The Israel Defense Forces said that it targeted three Palestinian Islamic Jihad members riding a motorcycle in the vicinity of the school.

The IDF said it is reviewing the consequences of the strike but didn't say if the suspected militants were hit.

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Israel Hamas War News Updates -- August 3, 2014

Gaza conflict: UN school struck in Rafah by Israeli air strike - live -- The Guardian
Israel - Gaza Conflict: Live -- The Telegraph
Israel launches ground incursion in Gaza Strip LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Gaza Blog Live -- Al Jazeera
Day 28: Hamas wants Egypt to press Israel on ceasefire demands; Hadar Goldin laid to rest -- Times of Israel
LIVE UPDATES: Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 1,800 -- Haaretz
LIVE BLOG: Israel's Operation Protective Edge in Gaza -- Jerusalem Post

U.S., U.N. chief condemn attack near school in Gaza -- USA Today
U.N. chief calls Gaza school attack a 'criminal act' -- Reuters
Outrage after third Israeli strike on a United Nations school in Gaza -- The Guardian
Ten Killed in Strike at U.N. Shelter in Gaza -- WSJ
New Israeli airstrike hits Gaza UN school, kills at least 10 - medics -- RT
Deaths in attack on another UN school in Gaza -- Al Jazeera
U.S. Condemns Gaza School Attack as Israel Says ‘Battle Is Ongoing’ -- Time
Israel strikes Gaza as troops start redeploying -- AP
Airstrike hits UN school in Gaza as Israeli troops start redeploying along border -- FOX News
Despite reduction of boots on the ground, clashes continue in Gaza -- Jerusalem Post
Israel Withdraws Most Troops From Gaza -- AP
Hamas delegation in Cairo for Gaza talks -- Reuters
Mohammed Deif, the shadowy figure who heads Hamas’s military wing -- Washington Post
A view of Gaza from the sea: How Israel’s navy patrols the coast -- Washington Post
North Gaza families reluctant to return home -- Al Jazeera
On the Israel-Gaza border, fear is hardening public opinion -- The Guardian
Gaza situation 'intolerable': British foreign minister -- AFP
UK foreign secretary calls Gaza crisis 'intolerable' amid growing criticism of Cameron -- RT
Is the Arab-Israeli conflict going to be the war that never ends? -- Michael Cohen, The Guardian
Are captured soldiers Israel's weak spot? -- James Reynolds, BBC