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Shlomi Eldar

Shlomi Eldar

Aug 27, 2014

Hamas Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh holds a gun as he appears for the first time since the start of a seven-week conflict during a rally by Palestinians celebrating what they said was a victory over Israel, in Gaza City August 27, 2014. An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war held on Wednesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong criticism in Israel over a costly conflict with Palestinian militants in which no clear victor emerged. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT — Hamas Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh appears for the first time since the start of the conflict during a rally in Gaza City, Aug. 27, 2014.

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