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As the conflict has escalated, condemnations of Hamas and calls to boost humanitarian aid for Palestinians have mounted. "People in Gaza have suffered because of Hamas and Israel," said Mahmoud Sead, 20. "It is time that countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia help them with their basic needs." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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National Edition News cover for July 9, 2014 - Obama backs Israel for time being: Smoke and fire rise from an Israeli missle strike in Rafah, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday striking nearly 100 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a heavy barrage of rocket attacks against Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to halt the airstrikes immediately and appealed for calm, however, he has little influence over a Gaza Strip that is ruled by Hamas militants who violently overthrew forces loyal to him in 2007. Smaller and more radical forces than Hamas are also involved in rocket fire from Gaza.. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
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National Edition News cover for July 2, 2014 - Teen deaths stoke Israeli fury toward Palestinians: An Israeli woman holds the national flag with photos of three Israeli teenagers, Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Fraenkel, a 16-year-old with dual Israeli-American citizenship, during their funeral, in the Israeli town of Modiin on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Tens of thousands of mourners converged Tuesday in central Israel for the funeral service for three teenagers found dead in the West Bank after a two week search and crackdown on the Hamas militant group, which Israeli leaders have accused of abducting and killing the young men. The deaths have prompted angry calls for revenge and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security Cabinet for an emergency meeting to discuss a response to the killings, hours after airstrikes targeted dozens of suspected Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Palestinian Hamas supporters ride their motorcycles during a rally to support Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike at Israeli jails, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday, May 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
