The Hill is running a story of Kerry in phone talks to 'deescalate' crisis in Gaza.
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Kerry does damage control as rockets fly
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On Wednesday, Israel's Defense Forces said that it had hit 160 terrorist targets in Gaza overnight. Reports have said at least 44 people died in those attacks.
Rockets launched into Israel, meanwhile, were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome system on Wednesday near parts of Tel Aviv. Several missiles launched from Gaza a day earlier reportedly exploded in Jerusalem — about 50 miles north of Gaza. No casualties in Israel were reported.
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Violence between the two sides has dramatically escalated over the last two weeks after the bodies of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers were found and a Palestinian teen was killed in an attack that was thought to be retaliatory.
Israel has mobilized 40,000 reservists to send to the West Bank and Gaza border for an expanded operation. Israeli President Shimon Peres has suggested a ground operation might happen soon.
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