Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (C) prays prior a meeting with his leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 9, 2014. Abbas has demanded Israel "immediately stop" its air campaign on the Gaza Strip and called on the international community to pressure the Jewish state. Israeli warplanes pounded targets in the Gaza Strip today as a major campaign to stop volleys of Palestinian rocket fire entered its second day. AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI (Photo credit should read ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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