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Gaza Bloodshed Continues Despite UN’s Call For Cease-Fire

Palestinian mourners cry at Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital after an explosion killed at least seven children in a public playground in the beachfront Shati refugee camp on July 28, 2014.
Palestinian mourners cry at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an explosion killed at least seven children in a public playground in the beachfront Shati refugee camp on July 28, 2014Mahmud Hams—AFP/Getty Images
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Palestinian mourners cry at Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital after an explosion killed at least seven children in a public playground in the beachfront Shati refugee camp on July 28, 2014.
Palestinian mourners cry at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an explosion killed at least seven children in a public playground in the beachfront Shati refugee camp on July 28, 2014 Mahmud Hams—AFP/Getty Images
Palestinian men rush the bodies of two dead children from the emergency room to the morgue of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, July 28, 2014.
Palestinian men rush the bodies of two dead children from the emergency room to the morgue of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, July 28, 2014. Oliver Weiken—EPA
Young Palestinians react shortly after an airstrike in Gaza City, 28 July 28, 2014.
Young Palestinians react shortly after an airstrike in Gaza City, 28 July 28, 2014. Oliver Weiken—EPA
A Palestinian medic carries the body of a child, killed in an explosion in a public playground on the beachfront of Shati refugee camp, in the morgue of Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 28, 2014.
A Palestinian medic carries the body of a child, killed in an explosion in a public playground on the beachfront of Shati refugee camp, in the morgue of Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 28, 2014. Marco Longari—AFP/Getty Images
Palestinian men react after the bodies of several children arrived in the morgue of the Shifa hospital in Gaza City, July 28, 2014.
Palestinian men react after the bodies of several children arrived in the morgue of the Shifa hospital in Gaza City, July 28, 2014. Oliver Weiken—EPA
The body of a Palestinian child, killed in an explosion in a public playground on the beachfront of Shati refugee camp, is seen in the morgue of Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 28, 2014.
The body of a Palestinian child, killed in an explosion in a public playground on the beachfront of Shati refugee camp, is seen in the morgue of Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 28, 2014. Marco Longari—AFP/Getty Images
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A toy gun lies in pool of blood at the site of an explosion in a public playground in the beachfront Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on July 28, 2014. Marco Longari—AFP/Getty Images

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