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Israel considers costs of escalation in Gaza

Gaza residents bear the costs of war; Israel weighs its option with Hamas; Al-Monitor interviews Iraqi political leaders; the forgotten war in Syria.

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Palestinians walk in the aftermath of an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, July 10, 2014. — Wissam Nassar

Palestine Pulse reports from Gaza

Al-Monitor’s Palestine Pulse covered the effects of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza residents.

Asmaa al-Ghoul described an Israeli airstrike that hit a clearly marked media vehicle, killing the driver who had driven Ghoul and other reporters just hours earlier:

"I rushed to the car, screaming: 'Where is the driver?' For a few seconds I thought that he had escaped, because I didn't see a body in the car. However, someone at the scene said that there was a body. I looked closely and saw that Hamid had been split apart inside the car."

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