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| Israeli soldier 'missing' in Gaza | |
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| An Israeli soldier is missing in the Gaza Strip and is presumed dead, local media quote the military as saying. | |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said efforts were under way to identify one of seven Israeli soldiers killed in Shejaiya, near Gaza City, on Sunday. | |
| The soldiers died when their armoured personnel carrier was attacked. | |
| Nearly 600 Palestinians and 29 Israelis - including 27 soldiers - have died since Israel began its Gaza operation 14 days ago, targeting Hamas militants. | |
| In a statement, the IDF said "the identification process of six of the soldiers killed has been completed and confirmed". | |
| "The efforts to identify the seventh soldier are ongoing and have yet to be determined." | |
| Hamas said on Sunday evening that it had captured an Israeli soldier, but Israel denied the claim. | |
| This comes as diplomatic efforts to broker a truce in Gaza have intensified, with US Secretary of State John Kerry meeting the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Cairo. | |
| Mr Kerry said the US was concerned about Palestinian casualties, but lent his support to Israel's "appropriate and legitimate" military operation. |