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Explosion and smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel near the Israel-Gaza border on Nov. 15, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Explosion and smoke rise following an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, seen from the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Columns of smoke rise in Gaza City from a series of airstrikes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls a clear message to Hamas and other terrorist organizations.” Hamas security officials said two of the organization’s training facilities were among the 20 sites hit. (Associated Press)

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The car transporting Ahmed el-Jaabari, who topped Israel’s target list for years, was reduced to wreckage Wednesday after a targeted airstrike. Israel said the assassination marks the beginning of an operation against Gaza militants. (Associated Press)

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Israeli soldiers and civilians run to a rocket shelter as a siren sounds signaling an attack coming from the nearby Gaza Strip in Neva settlement, near the Israel-Egypt border, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

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Israelis soldiers run to a rocket shelter as a siren sounds signaling an attack coming from the nearby Gaza Strip in Neva settlement, near the Israel-Egypt border, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

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**FILE** The Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev in east Jerusalem is seen here on July 29, 2009, with the Shuafat refugee camp (background) and Israel's separation barrier running between them. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this April 5, 2011, file photo Israeli President Shimon Peres speaks to members of the media outside White House in Washington following his meeting with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Netanyahu ordered the military in 2010 to go on high alert for a looming attack on Iran's nuclear program, but backed off following strong objections from senior security officials, according to an Israeli news program. The show suggests Israel came close to carrying out the strike, and exposes a deep rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top security men over the wisdom of attacking Iran. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Poo, File)