Crisis in Gaza - Thursday, July 31
![Heygar Jendiyah, left, points to where the family house kitchen once stood, partially destroyed by a previous air strike, as her children Ranin, 10, center, and Helmi, right, listen, in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip,](https://gdb.voanews.com/24e95869-b1f8-40f2-ac97-51366828b6be_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Heygar Jendiyah, left, points to where the family house kitchen once stood, partially destroyed by a previous air strike, as her children Ranin, 10, center, and Helmi, right, listen, in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip,
![An Israeli soldier stands atop an armored vehicle at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip July 31, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d44630d3-b122-4e43-9e8a-aeed7717b6d7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Israeli soldier stands atop an armored vehicle at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip July 31, 2014.
![Israeli soldiers carry cases at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip July 31, 2014](https://gdb.voanews.com/2889576b-f045-4610-bd4f-46054fa6e6c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli soldiers carry cases at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip July 31, 2014
![Israeli tanks at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip July 31, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/10ce0be0-9fa9-4273-ac2f-ad143a586802_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli tanks at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip July 31, 2014.