AN Israeli soldier prays next to a tank, near the Gaza border, Southern Israel, on the ninth day of Operation Protective Edge. July 16, 2014. More than 800 rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel over the past nine days days and Israel has continued to carry out massive air strikes within the Gaza Strip. Photo by
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