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Smoke is seen following what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Gaza August 21, 2014. Palestinian health officials said 26 Palestinians, including three children, three senior Hamas commanders and at least two other militants, were killed in Israeli air strikes on Thursday. (Photo:Reuters)

Palestinian relatives grieve during the funeral for a senior commander of the Hamas military wing, Mohammed Abu Shamaleh, who was killed in early morning Israeli strikes, at his family house in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP Photo)

Smoke is seen following what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Gaza August 21, 2014. (Photo:Reuters)

Stone figures depicting the family of Sanatruq are showcased at the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug 21, 2014.(AP Photo)

Iraqi Christians from Mosul, who fled with their families from violence in their country, watch television at Mar Elias Monastery Church in Amman August 21, 2014. (Photo:Reuters)

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso's fans wait for autographs in the pit lane at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. The Belgium Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo)

A leopard rests under a tree at Yala National Park August 21, 2014. (Photo:Reuters)

The walls and towers of the Kremlin are reflected in a window of a closed McDonald's restaurant, one of four temporarily closed by the state food safety watchdog, in Moscow, August 21, 2014. (Photo:Reuters)

Ducks cool down in the spray of an irrigation hose at the Al-Areen wildlife park in Sakhir, Bahrain, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP Photo)

Indian home guards stand guard to keep away tourists from going closer at the Gira waterfalls near Saputara in Dang district of Gujarat state, India, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014.(AP Photo)

A South Pasadena police officer patrols the campus of South Pasadena High School as students arrive for the first day of school on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP Photo)

Julius Malema, leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), leaves parliament with supporters in Cape Town August 21, 2014. (Photo:Reuters)

Birds fly during sunrise in Gaza August 21, 2014. (Photo:Reuters)