A three-day Gaza cease-fire that began Friday quickly unraveled, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of violating the truce.
Gaza Cease-fire Collapses; Israeli Soldier Captured
![An Israeli soldier walks near the border with the Gaza Strip, Aug. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7C3416A1-2DFA-4464-841A-B25A6DF70EF9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Israeli soldier walks near the border with the Gaza Strip, Aug. 1, 2014.
![Israeli soldiers stand on an armored personnel carrier outside the central Gaza Strip as they fire mortar shell towards Gaza before a cease-fire was due, early Aug. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9C613167-8A7B-43C3-B6FD-D1FD2C66676D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli soldiers stand on an armored personnel carrier outside the central Gaza Strip as they fire mortar shell towards Gaza before a cease-fire was due, early Aug. 1, 2014.
![A Palestinian woman holds her son as residents return to Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Aug. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0FAC93DD-0758-4BF1-AE19-0704A37263FC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian woman holds her son as residents return to Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Aug. 1, 2014.
![Palestinians search the rubble that was their home, in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, Aug. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3BB7E91B-4A68-44C5-AC92-976E4066ACB9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinians search the rubble that was their home, in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, Aug. 1, 2014.