News Update From Israel Wed July 30

US stands behind Israel after deadly strike on UN school - The US State Department is taking a cautious tone when it comes to a supposed strike by Israeli forces on a UN school in Gaza. Stopping short of blaming any party while also stating that more evidence is needed before responsibility for the attack can be assigned, the government did, however, call for efforts to minimize the number of civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict. RT’s Ameera David has more on the State Department’s latest remarks.


Israel Air Raid Siren Sounds During Sky Broadcast - Sky News correspondent Jonathan Samuels was reporting live from Ashkelon in Israel when an air raid siren indicated an incoming Hamas rocket attack.


Reporting From Gaza - A look at how Sky's team in Gaza covers developments in the region while coping with rocket attacks and high temperatures.

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More missiles rain down on Gaza as death toll nears 1300 - Emergency workers fought through smoke to find victims of an Israeli air strike on a day that saw the death toll in Gaza edge closer to 1300. Deborah Gembara reports.



A U.N. school being used as a refuge for Gaza residents is hit by shell fire. Paul Chapman reports.


Israelis explain why they don't want another cease-fire - Polls show Israeli Jews do not want a cease-fire. Instead, as CNN's Sara sidner reports, they want Hamas crushed.


Tunnel Wars: The Battle Taking Place Beneath Gaza - Sky's Foreign Affairs Editor Sam Kiley explains the battle taking place in the tunnels under Gaza City.


Iran's supreme leader accuses Israel of Gaza 'genocide' - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Tuesday accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza and called on the Islamic world to arm Palestinians fighting "the Zionist regime".


'No unconditiional truce' in Gaza - Militant commander in Gaza rules out ceasefire with Israel until a blockade of the territory is lifted. Paul Chapman reports


Hamas films deadly tunnel attack - Hamas releases video showing an attack staged from an underground tunnel as Israel works to find and destroy the network.



U.S. resupplying Israel with ammunition - Wolf Blitzer talks to State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf about the U.S. resupplying Israel with ammunition.



Dramatic video of Gaza market attack - CNN's Erin Burnett and John Vause discuss dramatic footage of a deadly attack at a market in Gaza.