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This 2012 photo provided by Rabbi Asher Hecht, shows Nissim Sean Carmeli, left, with Hecht in Jerusalem. The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday, July 20, 2014, in a statement that Carmeli was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip. Carmeli was from South Padre Island, Texas, said Deputy Consul General of Israel to the Southwest Maya Kadosh. (AP Photo/Rabbi Asher Hecht via Chabad of the Rio Grande Valley)

2 Americans killed in Gaza fighting for Israel: ‘We lost a gem’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli during his funeral in Haifa, Israel. Sgt. Carmeli, of Texas, was killed in fighting on Sunday. (Associated Press)

U.S. scrambles as violence escalates in Israel-Hamas conflict

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Thousands of Israelis attended the funeral of Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, at the military cemetery in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Sgt. Carmeli from Texas was killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Amid Mideast conflict, media outlets tell different stories

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Palestinians gather around the Hamas green flag-draped bodies of 17 members of the Abu Jamea immediate and extended family, killed by an Israeli strike at their house, during their funeral at the main mosque in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, July 21, 2014. The top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip signaled Monday that the Islamic militant group will not agree to an unconditional cease-fire with Israel, while Israel's defense minister pledged to keep fighting "as long as necessary," raising new doubt about the highest-level mediation mission in two weeks. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

U.S. to send $47M in humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip

By Lara Jakes - Associated Press

Obama calls for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Making David Into Goliath’

By Max Eden - Special to The Washington Times

Smoke and fire of an explosion after an Israeli missile hits the Shijaiyah neighborhood in Gaza City.

Israel intensifies Gaza ground assault on conflict’s deadliest day yet

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

An Israeli artillery crew near the Israel and Gaza border prepares to fire towards Gaza, Saturday, July 19, 2014. Israel pounded Hamas rocket launchers, uncovered more than a dozen cross-border tunnels and engaged in gunbattles with Palestinian militants Saturday, as fighting intensified on the second day of its open-ended ground operation in Gaza, as the Palestinian death toll continued to rise. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

Hamas tunnels ‘intended for large attacks in Israeli communities’ destroyed

By Ibrahim Barzak and Ian Deitch - Associated Press

An Israeli tank moves into position near Israel and Gaza border, Friday, July, 18, 2014. Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Friday to destroy rocket launching sites and tunnels, firing volleys of tank shells and clashing with Palestinian fighters in a high-stakes ground offensive meant to weaken the enclave's Hamas rulers. Israel launched the operation late Thursday, following a 10-day campaign of more than 2,000 air strikes against Gaza that had failed to halt relentless Hamas rocket fire on Israeli cities. .(AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

CNN reporter tweets Israelis as ‘scum,’ then hurries to delete post

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cabinet meeting at the defense ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 18, 2014. Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Friday to destroy rocket launching sites and tunnels, firing volleys of tank shells and clashing with Palestinian fighters in a high-stakes ground offensive meant to weaken the enclave's Hamas rulers.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty, Pool)

Benjamin Netanyahu preps ground troops: ‘Significant expansion’ coming

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

AHARONI: The most dangerous weapon in Gaza

By Ido Aharoni

Smoke rises after an Israeli missile strike hit the northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Gaza residents rushed to banks, vegetable markets and shops Thursday during a first U.N.-brokered lull in 10 days of Israel-Hamas fighting, but a quick resumption of hostilities after it ended signaled that a permanent truce remains elusive. Hamas fired 10 rockets at Israel after the end of the temporary truce, while Israel launched two airstrikes at the Gaza Strip, security officials said. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Israel deploys troops to Gaza

By Karin Laub and Ian Deitch - Associated Press

An Israeli tank takes a position along the Israel-Gaza Border, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Israel and Hamas have begun observing a five-hour humanitarian cease-fire, as fighting extended into a 10th day. The two sides agreed to the pause following a request by the United Nations so that supplies could be delivered to Gaza.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli military foils Hamas infiltration from Gaza tunnel

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In Gaza City, Palestinian relatives grieve for four boys from the same extended Bakr family. The cousins, ages 9 to 11, were killed while playing on a beach. (Associated Press photographs)

Egyptians increasingly critical of Hamas

By Mohamed Abdelbaky and Angela Waters and Janelle Dumalaon — Special to The Washington Times

Smoke rises after Israeli missile strikes hit the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Israeli war planes and naval vessels intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, targeting senior Hamas leaders and bombarding a coastal area, where four Palestinian boys were killed. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israeli strike kills 4 Gaza youths on coastal road

By Ibrahim Barzak and Peter Enav - Associated Press

Illustration on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict by M. Ryder/Tribune Content Agency

MAY: Separating cause and effect in the Middle East

By Clifford D. May

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the defense ministry in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on Friday, July 11, 2014. Netanyahu said he will not cave in to international pressure to stop a military offensive in the Gaza Strip. He told a news conference Friday that Israel will continue its offensive until rocket fire out of Gaza is halted. (AP photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)

Netanyahu dismisses deputy for criticizing conduct of Hamas war

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times