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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel bombarded the southern Gaza town of Rafah on Saturday, as troops searched for an officer they believe was captured by Hamas in an ambush that shattered a humanitarian cease-fire, and set the stage for a major escalation of the 26-day-old war.
The Israeli military has said it believes the soldier was grabbed in a Hamas ambush about an hour after an internationally brokered cease-fire took effect Friday morning. The Hamas military wing on Saturday tried to distance itself from the soldier's alleged capture, which has prompted widespread international condemnation. U.S. President Barack Obama, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and others have accused Hamas of violating the cease-fire, and have called for the soldier's immediate and unconditional release. Read more...
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