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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Israeli soldiers walk in formation as they leave the Gaza strip after a combat mission, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. Gaza Strip militants offered Israel an immediate weeklong truce Sunday, but conditioned longer-term quiet on a complete Israeli troop withdrawal from the territory, militant leaders said after their men peppered southern Israel with rockets despite a unilateral Israeli cease-fire.(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)