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Events on Tuesday 26 August 2014 1
2014Israel-Gaza war (Operation Protective Edge)Seven-week conflict between Israel and HamasIsrael launched a military offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following rocket fire and the killing of three Israeli teenagers. The fighting killed over 2,000 Palestinians and more than 70 Israelis before a ceasefire took hold in late August. It was the deadliest round of Israeli-Palestinian violence in years.