Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 23, 2014

Gaza Bloodshed Deepens, Airlines Shun Israel -- Reuters

Reuters) - Gaza fighting raged on Wednesday, displacing thousands more Palestinians in the battered territory as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said indirect truce talks between Israel and Hamas had made some progress.

While pressing a 15-day-old offensive, Israel scrambled to contain economic damage from a halt of flights to Tel Aviv's main airport by U.S. and European airlines spooked by the long-range rocket salvoes of Hamas and other Gaza Strip guerrillas.

Adding to pressure on Israel, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said there was "a strong possibility" that it was committing war crimes in Gaza, where 668 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have died in the fighting.

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Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 23, 2014

LIVE UPDATES: Israel asks U.S. for $225m for missing Iron Dome parts -- Haaretz
Gaza Blog Live -- Al Jazeera
Israel launches ground incursion in Gaza Strip LIVE UPDATES -- RT

Israel Says Offensive to Continue as Kerry Seeks Truce -- Bloomberg
Gaza under heavy attack despite truce efforts -- Al Jazeera
In Memoriam: The 32 IDF soldiers who gave their lives to protect Israel -- Jerusalem Post
32 Israelis, 650 Palestinians killed over 16 days of standoff -- ITAR-TASS
IDF uncovers another Gaza tunnel; uniforms, maps and weapons found -- Jerusalem Post
Gaza conflict takes toll on Hamas rocket stocks and tunnels -- The Guardian
Gaza family: we have nowhere to go -- The Telegraph
WATCH: NBC's Richard Engel in Gaza: 'Ambulances struggle to recover dead and wounded' -- Haaretz
Jihadi cleric calls for Muslim fighters to join the fighting in Gaza -- Jerusalem Post
Israel and Hamas Take Fight to Social Media -- WSJ
In a Grim Game of Numbers, Israel and Palestinians Vie for Advantage -- NYT
Palestinian leadership backs Hamas truce demands -- Haaretz
In Israel, Kerry Sees ‘Work to Do’ to Get Deal on Cease-Fire -- New York Times
In Jerusalem, Ban meets with Israeli, US officials, reiterates call for Mid-East ceasefire -- UN News Centre
UN's Navi Pillay warns of Israel Gaza 'war crimes' -- BBC
Israel may be committing war crimes, UN rights envoy says -- Irish Times
UN: Israel may be guilty of war crimes in Gaza -- Euronews
FAA Extends Travel Ban to Israel for Another 24 Hours -- ABC News
Israel scrambles to restore foreign flights to Tel Aviv -- Reuters
World suspension of Israel flights a 'great victory': Hamas -- AFP