Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 25, 2014

Israeli soldiers walk next to their APCs after coming back into Israel from the Gaza Strip July 25, 2014. A flurry of long-range rocket launches on Friday set off sirens around Israel's commercial capital of Tel Aviv, where witnesses reported several interceptions by the Iron Dome air defence system. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Crunch Time For Gaza Truce Talks As Death Toll Passes 800 -- Reuters

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed regional leaders to nail down a Gaza ceasefire on Friday as the civilian death toll soared, and further violence loomed between Israelis and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.

With Israel and Hamas-led Islamist fighters setting seemingly irreconcilable terms for a truce that mediators hope will begin by a Muslim festival next week, Kerry worked the phones from Egypt, while aides made clear his patience was waning.

The urgency was spurred on Thursday by the killing of 15 people as they sheltered at a U.N.-run school in the northern Gaza Strip, which local officials blamed on Israeli shelling.

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Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- July 25, 2014

Gaza crisis: Deadly force used on West Bank protesters as barrage of Gaza continues - live -- The Guardian
Israel launches ground incursion in Gaza Strip LIVE UPDATES -- RT
LIVE UPDATES: 2 soldiers killed in Gaza -- Haaretz
Gaza Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Palestinian death toll hits 822 as US presses for ceasefire -- Irish Times
Over 100 Palestinians Killed in Past 24 Hours in Gaza -- RIA Novosti
Israel pounds Gaza with airstrikes after overnight protests in the West Bank; Palestinian leaders call for ‘day of rage’ -- AP
Report: Hamas Morale Collapsing, Terrorists Flee IDF -- Breitbart
Gaza officials accuse Israel of war crimes at International Criminal Court -- AP
Israel says missing soldier definitely dead, body not found -- Reuters
IDF determines Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, previously considered missing, is dead -- Haaretz
Iranians tell Palestinians to fight against Israel: state TV -- Reuters
Iran Gives Gaza Palestinians Huge Show of Support -- VOA
Egypt sides with Israel in conflict with Hamas -- USA Today
Kerry, Ban Working on Gaza Cease-fire Proposals -- VOA
Kerry works toward cease-fire as deadly clashes escalate in Gaza -- FOX News
Kerry presents Gaza cease-fire proposal to Israel and proxies for Hamas -- Washington Post
Official: Israel Cabinet to discuss cease-fire -- Bloomberg
Short truce between Israel, Hamas could begin this weekend as parties look for long-term peace -- AP
Gaza faces daunting reconstruction when elusive truce struck -- Reuters
Gaza: Hamas seeks to emerge stronger -- Yolande Knell, BBC
Israel rallies behind army in Gaza war -- Reuters
Why Israelis are rallying behind latest Gaza campaign -- Gil Hoffman, BBC
Israel’s Iron Dome is more like an iron sieve -- David Axe, Reuters