--- description: Kerry calls for investigation of MH17 crash site and Gaza ceasefire, Edward Snowden says the NSA stole nudes, and a ballgirl acts casual title: Kerry Calls for U.S. Investigation of MH17 Crash Site image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb35c419691057f22/69869c62e53aba97fe4d3a51/2gaza_july_18.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kerry Aims for Gaza Cease-Fire by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2014 3:52 PM CUT  Israeli tanks maneuver outside the Gaza Strip on July 18, 2014. Israeli tanks maneuver outside the Gaza Strip on July 18, 2014.Ronen Zvulun—Reuters by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2014 3:52 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is following on Monday, July 21: After allegations of pro-Russian separatists tampering with the MH17 crash site evidence, Secretary of State John Kerry demands the U.S. send investigators to debunk “wild conspiracies.” Kerry also wants to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, after the deadliest day of fighting in 2 weeks killed at least 78 people. Edward Snowden says that the NSA shared intercepted explicit photographs around the office. And finally, just act like nothing happened. A Red Sox ballgirl accidentally caught a ball in play and tried to act casual to cover her mistake. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3012505/kerry-calls-for-u-s-investigation-of-mh17-crash-site/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3012505/kerry-calls-for-u-s-investigation-of-mh17-crash-site/"},"headline":"Kerry Aims for Gaza Cease-Fire","datePublished":"2014-07-21T15:52:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:15:21.128Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/3012505/kerry-calls-for-u-s-investigation-of-mh17-crash-site/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb35c419691057f22/69869c62e53aba97fe4d3a51/2gaza_july_18.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb35c419691057f22/69869c62e53aba97fe4d3a51/2gaza_july_18.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Israeli tanks maneuver outside the Gaza Strip on July 18, 2014.","caption":"Israeli tanks maneuver outside the Gaza Strip on July 18, 2014.","creditText":"Ronen Zvulun—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3012505/kerry-calls-for-u-s-investigation-of-mh17-crash-site/","name":"Kerry Aims for Gaza Cease-Fire"}}]}] ```