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Smoke rises from the Hamas government building known as Abu Khadra that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike two days ago in Gaza City, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Smoke rises from the Hamas government building known as Abu Khadra that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike two days ago in Gaza City, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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  • Palestinian Hamas militants carry the covered body of Hamas militant, Nidal Hassan during funerals of five Hamas militants in Mugharka village, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Five Hamas militants were killed in an Israeli air strike on a building belonging to the Abu Kamil family Wednesday, said Palestinian health officials. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
  • Palestinians gather along the Israeli-Gaza border fence in east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Hundreds of Gaza crowds surged toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, in a no-go-zone that has been kept by Israel for years to prevent infiltrators. The crowd, many returning to their farm land, were testing new agreements mediated by the Egyptians between Hamas and Israel that led to a cease-fire after eight days of cross-bordering fighting. One Palestinian was killed and 19 injured. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
  • Palestinian militants of the Izzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, attend funerals of five Hamas militants in Mugharka village, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Five Hamas militants were killed in an Israeli air strike yesterday, Palestinian health officials said. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
  • Israeli reserve soldiers remove detonators from shells in a 155 mm artillery position near Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
  • An Israeli army tank keeps position near a security fence on the Gaza border with Israel, as Palestinians approach the fence east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Israeli troops fired Friday to push back Gaza crowds surging toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, killing one Palestinian and wounding 19 in the first violence since a truce between Israel and Hamas took hold a day earlier.(AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
  • Smoke rises from the Hamas government building known as Abu Khadra that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike two days ago in Gaza City, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
  • An Israeli soldier rests next to a mobile artillery vehicle at a staging area near the Israel Gaza Strip Border, southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
  • Israeli army vehicles form a convoy as they drive out of southern Israel, near the Israel Gaza Strip Border, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
  • Palestinian carry the bodies of Hamas militants, the brothers Sadi Abu Kamil , Ahmed Abu Kamil, Mohamamed Abu Etawi and Nidal Hassan during their funerals in front of the Al Eman mosque in Mugharka village, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Five Hamas militants were killed in an Israeli air strike on a building belonging to the Abu Kamil family Wednesday, said Palestinian health officials. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
  • Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 after a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. Israel and the Hamas militant group agreed to a cease-fire Wednesday to end eight days of the fiercest fighting in nearly four years, promising to halt air strikes and rocket attacks that have killed scores and to discuss easing an Israeli blockade constricting the Gaza Strip. Mashaal said the deal included an agreement to open all border crossings with the Gaza Strip, including the important Rafah crossing with Egypt. A copy of the deal obtained by The Associated Press appeared to be somewhat vague about the details on the crossings. (AP Photo/Ahmed Abd el Fatah)
  • A Hamas militant talks during a press conference in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Gazans are celebrating a cease-fire agreement reached with Israel to end eight days of the fiercest fighting in nearly four years constricting the Gaza Strip. The poster behind him reads: 'Gaza won' and shows the picture of Ahmed Jabari,a Hamas leader assassinated on Nov.14, setting off the last round of fighting between Israel and Hamas . (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Bratslav Hasidic sect, that gathered to show support for the forces, dance as they celebrate atop of a tank in southern Israel, close to the Israel Gaza Strip Border, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
  • A Palestinian militant from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends the funeral of Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Ayesh, a militant from from the Al Nasser Brigades, an armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Gaza residents cleared rubble and claimed victory on Thursday, just hours after an Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers ended the worst cross-border fighting in four years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
  • A Hamas police officer prevents Palestinians to approach near the Israeli Gaza border fence in east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Hundreds of Gaza crowds surged toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, in a no-go-zone that has been kept by Israel for years to prevent infiltrators. The crowd, many returning to their farm land, were testing new agreements mediated by the Egyptians between Hamas and Israel that led to a cease-fire after eight days of cross-bordering fighting. One Palestinian was killed and 19 injured. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
  • Protesters shout anti-Israeli slogans during a protest outside Israel's embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Palestinians along with other members of Romania's muslim community staged a protest against the latest Israeli military actions in the Gaza strip. (AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda)
  • A Palestinian rides a bike in the Jebaliya refugee camp, north Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Hamas has emerged from battle with the triumphal sense of a hard-won game change: By stopping its offensive when it did, Israel's hard-line government seems to have grudgingly accepted that the Islamic militant group cannot soon be dislodged from power in Gaza. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
  • Palestinian relatives cry during a funeral of Ibrahim Abu Nasr, 61, and his daughter Amira, 19, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The father and his daughter were killed in an Israeli air strike yesterday, Palestinian health officials said. (AP Photo/Hatem Omar)
  • An Israeli soldier stands on top of a tank at a staging area near the Israel Gaza Strip border, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Israeli troops fired Friday to push back Gaza crowds surging toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, killing one Palestinian and wounding 19 in the first violence since a truce between Israel and Hamas took hold a day earlier. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
  • A Hamas police officer prevents Palestinians from approaching near the Israeli Gaza border fence in east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Hundreds of Gaza crowds surged toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, in a no-go-zone that has been kept by Israel for years to prevent infiltrators. The crowd, many returning to their farm land, were testing new agreements mediated by the Egyptians between Hamas and Israel that led to a cease-fire after eight days of cross-bordering fighting. One Palestinian was killed and 19 injured. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
  • Hamas police officers prevent Palestinians from approaching the Israeli Gaza border fence in east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Hundreds of Gaza crowds surged toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, in a no-go-zone that has been kept by Israel for years to prevent infiltrators. The crowd, many returning to their farm land, were testing new agreements mediated by the Egyptians between Hamas and Israel that led to a cease-fire after eight days of cross-bordering fighting. One Palestinian was killed and 19 injured. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
  • Palestinians celebrate the Hamas-Israel cease-fire in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Israel and the Hamas militant group agreed to a cease-fire Wednesday to end eight days of the fiercest fighting in nearly four years, promising to halt attacks on each other and ease an Israeli blockade constricting the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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