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
![Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, is seen shortly before the start of a proposed cease-fire, Aug. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aea8ff8f-6574-4cb9-b767-fb6db11558ee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, is seen shortly before the start of a proposed cease-fire, Aug. 1, 2014.
![A Palestinian boy carries his belongings after salvaging them from his destroyed house, in the heavily bombed town of Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, close to the Israeli border, Aug. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cf3677f5-fc32-4ec9-b165-81ffeb64a6a1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian boy carries his belongings after salvaging them from his destroyed house, in the heavily bombed town of Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, close to the Israeli border, 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, Aug. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0bdb390a-705c-41a2-a2f7-50b01d4c2a4b_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, Aug. 1, 2014.
![Israeli Merkava tanks and armored personnel carriers drive in southern Israel as they advance towards the Israel-Gaza border, Aug. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cf62bf21-8334-47a6-baac-b78e49192e67_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli Merkava tanks and armored personnel carriers drive in southern Israel as they advance towards the Israel-Gaza border, Aug. 1, 2014.