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Published Aug. 14, 2014, 4:55 p.m. ET

An interception by the Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel before a 72-hour ceasefire was due to expire August 13, 2014. At least two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip struck Israel on Wednesday, moments before a three-day truce was set to expire, police said. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said two rockets landed in open areas causing no damage or casualties. The attacks occurred as Palestinians announced agreement to extend a truce expiring at 2100 gmt Wednesday for another five days. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts a rocket over Gaza. Reuters

The horse of the "Leocorno" or Unicorn parish is escorted by its groom and followed by supporters as they leave Del Campo square in Siena August 13, 2014. Every year on July 2 and August 16, almost without fail since the mid-1600s, 10 riders compete bareback around Siena's shell-shaped central square in a bid to win the Palio, a silk banner depicting the Madonna and child. REUTERS/ Stefano Rellandini ( ITALY - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY SPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The Unicorn parish horse leaves Del Campo square in Siena, Italy. Reuters

Visitors run away as waves caused by a tidal bore surge past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province August 13, 2014. Picture taken August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Visitors flee waves from a tidal bore surge in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Reuters

A woman walks through a rice field in Tangerang, Banten province, August 14, 2014. This year, Indonesia inflation has slowed significantly and the annual pace economic growth - at 5.12 percent in the second quarter - was the lowest since late 2009. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A woman walks through a rice field in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia. Reuters

Pro-Russian separatists carry an ammunition part shortly after a shelling in Donetsk, August 14, 2014. Artillery shells hit close to the centre of Ukraine's separatist-held city of Donetsk for the first time on Thursday, killing at least one person, as a large Russian aid convoy rumbled towards the border. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Pro-Russian separatists carry ammunition in Donetsk, Ukraine. Reuters

Members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) sit inside an Iraqi military camp in Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq August 13, 2014. A U.S. mission to evacuate Iraqi civilians trapped on the mountain by Sunni militant fighters is far less likely after a U.S. assessment team sent there on Wednesday found the humanitarian situation not as grave as expected, the Pentagon said. Picture taken August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY MILITARY)

Kurdish People’s Protection Units sit at Mt. Sinjar, Iraq. Reuters

REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO IN SWIMMER'S LAST NAME - Isabelle Haerle of Germany competes to win the women's 5 km open water event during the European Swimming Championships in Berlin August 14, 2014. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SWIMMING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Isabelle Haerle wins the women’s open water event at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled the violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, take shelter in Mount Sinjar August 13, 2014. A U.S. mission to evacuate Iraqi civilians trapped on a mountain by Sunni militant fighters is far less likely after a U.S. assessment team sent there on Wednesday found the humanitarian situation not as grave as expected, the Pentagon said. Picture taken August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Displaced Yazidis take shelter in Mt. Sinjar, Iraq. Reuters

In this July 29, 2014 photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, pair of giant Aldabra tortoises are nose to nose outside the Zoo Center at the Bronx Zoo in New York. Native to the Aldabra atoll in the Republic of Seychelles and also found on several other islands in the western Indian Ocean, Aldabra tortoises can live up to 200 years. (AP Photo/Wildlife Conservation Society, Julie Larsen Maher)

Aldabra tortoises nuzzle at the Bronx Zoo. AP

Protesters, supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, are seen behind burning tires during a protest in the Matariya area in Cairo, August 14, 2014. Security was tightened on Thursday, which was the one-year anniversary of the clearing of the Muslim Brotherhood sit-in at Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya, where at least 817 protesters were killed when security forces stormed two protest. REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) EGYPT OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN EGYPT

Muslim Brotherhood supporters burn tires in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters

A U.N. convoy of soldiers passes a screen displaying a message on Ebola on a street in Abidjan August 14, 2014. The world's worst outbreak of Ebola has claimed the lives of 1,069 people and there are 1,975 probable and suspected cases, the vast majority in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to new figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Ivory Coast has recorded no cases of Ebola. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (IVORY COAST - Tags: HEALTH TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A screen warns of an Ebola outbreak in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters

Fabrizio Donato of Italy competes in the men's triple jump final during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich August 14, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Fabrizio Donato competes in the men’s triple jump at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. Reuters

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 14: Pope Francis arrives to attend a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House on August 14, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Pope Francis is visiting South Korea from August 14 to August 18. This trip is the third trip abroad for the pope following Brazil and the Middle East. This is the third pontifical visit to South Korea. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji-Pool/Getty Images)

Pope Francis arrives to an engagement in Seoul, South Korea. Getty

AKROTIRI, CYPRUS - AUGUST 14: An RAF C-130 transport plane lands in heavy fog early in the morning on August 14, 2014 in Akrotiri, Cyprus.Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft are being flown from RAF base Akrotiri to carry out humanitarian aid drops to stranded Yazidi refugees in Iraq. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images)

A Royal Air Force C-130 lands in foggy Akrotiri, Cyprus. Getty

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 14: Young Chinese Catholics receive certificates during a gathering as part of a summer camp at the government sanctioned Xishiku Catholic Church on August 14, 2014 in Beijing, China. In his first visit to Asia, Pope Francis sent a rare message of goodwill to China's President Xi Jinpeng today before landing in Seoul, South Korea. There have been no official relations between China and the Vatican since 1949. The Catholic Church in China is split into two avenues of worship: a state sanctioned Church known as the Patriotic Association that answers to the Communist Party, and underground Churches where worshippers are loyal to the Pope in Rome. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Young Catholics in Beijing, China, receive certificates. Getty

TANAUAN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINES - AUGUST 14: A students takes a break after performing during the Tanauan Fiesta, Pasaka Parade on August 14, 2014 in Tanauan, Leyte, Philippines. Residents of Tacloban city and the surrounding areas continue to focus on rebuilding their lives nine months after Typhoon Haiyan struck the coast on November 8, 2013, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless. With many businesses and government operations back up and running and with the recent start of the years typhoon season, permanent housing continues to be the main focus with many families still living in temporary accommodation. As well as continuing recovery efforts Leyte is preparing for the arrival of Pope Francis, who will visit the region from January 15- 19. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Students perform in the Pasaka Parade in Tanauan, Philippines. Getty

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - AUGUST 14: A giant flower carpet is pictured at the Grand Place next to the town hall on August 14, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. This year nearly 750,000 begonias were needed to decorate on 1800 square meter the flower carpet. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

A flower carpet rests next to the Grand Palace in Brussels, Belgium. Getty

EDGARTOWN, MA - AUGUST 14: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a press briefing at the Edgartown School on August 14, 2014 in Edgartown, Massachusetts. The president, vacationing on the island, spoke about the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri and Iraq. (Photo by Rick Friedman-Pool/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama speaks in Edgartown, Mass. Getty

Indians stand in front of the landmark India Gate war memorial, decorated in the colors of the national flag on the eve of the countrys Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. India celebrates its 1947 independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Indian citizens celebrate Independence Day in New Delhi, India. AP

An Iraqi woman and her daughter from the Yazidi community sleep under a bridge in Dahuk, 260 miles (430 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. The United Nations has announced its highest level of emergency for the humanitarian crisis in Iraq in the wake of the onslaught by Islamic militants who have overrun much of the country's north and west and driven out hundreds of thousands from their homes. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

A Yazidi woman and her daughter sleep under a bridge in Dahuk, Iraq. AP

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, center, prays during a meeting of clergy and community members held to discuss law enforcement's response to demonstrations over the killing of Michael Brown, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Florissant, Mo. Nixon says "operational shifts" are ahead for law enforcement in the St. Louis suburb where a police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon prays during a meeting about Michael Brown’s shooting in Florissant, Mo. AP

A child plays in a fountain, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Romania's weather authority issued a heat wave warning until the weekend with temperatures expected to exceed 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in many regions of the country.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A boy plays in a fountain in Bucharest, Romania. AP

Meerkat Manor in an enclosure at the Pretoria Zoo, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. One of the most captivating sights of African wildlife is that of sharp-eyed meerkats standing side-by-side on their hindlegs, as though posing for a group photograph. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe )

A meerkat peers out of its Pretoria, South Africa, zoo enclosure. AP

Guests sleep in a tent next to the gift shop during a sleepover in the College Football Hall of Fame, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Atlanta. After touring the exhibits guest were served dinner on the football field before pitching their tents on the turf and settling in for the night as college football themed movies such as Rudy were played. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Campers rest in a tent at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. AP

Micropigs ham it up

Micropigs ham it up