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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the actions of Israel's military during the rerent war in the Gaza Strip, saying heavy civilian¹ casualities were caused by Hamas. Nearly 1,900 Palestinians were killed in the recent war. Israel says 900 of them were Israeli militants².

 

Meanwhile, Israel pulled more troops back from the Gaza border Wednesday as a cease-fire with Hamas continues to hold. Negociations are set to take place in Cairo in the coming days to work on hammering out a longer term deal.

 

President Obama, posing with African leaders on the 3rd day of the Africa Summit in Washington. Talks Wednesday focused on increasing security and limiting corruption³ on the Continent. The White House touting⁴ the summit as the largest ever gathering⁵ of African leaders in the United States.

 

And a miraculous⁶ rescue among the rubble⁷ of an earthquake in southern China. Rescuers pulled a woman out of the debris⁸ after being trapped for several days. The death toll⁹ rose Wednesday to nearly 600.

 

Robert Bumsted, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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