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By Laying Waste To Houses, Israeli Strikes May Lay Seeds For New Rage

By Emily Harris

Published July 11, 2014 at 4:10 PM EDT

Israeli air strikes on houses in the Gaza Strip have killed families and flattened the homes of neighbors, even as they target Hamas militants. One Palestinian human rights advocate says that, with these attacks, Israel is destroying a safe future for itself.

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