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A three-day humanitarian truce in Gaza collapsed only hours after it began Aug.1  amid a deadly new wave of violence and the apparent capture by Hamas of an Israeli soldier.

Intensive shelling killed dozens of people in southern Gaza hours into the short-lived truce, with Hamas accusing Israel of breaking the ceasefire and the Jewish state saying it was responding to rocket fire.

The Turkish Lira and Turkish stocks began the day weak as markets returned from a five-day break for Eid al-Fitr, during which regional politics remained tense as Israel continued its bombardment against Gaza while Western countries announced fresh sanctions against Russia over Ukraine.

Outgoing President Abdullah Gül’s Bayram (Eid al-Fitr) message was the first of many farewell messages he will undoubtedly issue before his tenure officially ends on Aug. 28. Eyes are on him now to see if he remains in active politics or not.

The release of a video allegedly showing a group of jihadists gathered for prayer in the rural part of Istanbul has sparked concerns in Turkey.

The video has prompted deputy Sezin Tanrıkulu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) to question whether the gathering took place upon consent from both the police department and the Gendarmerie Command.

UN blames Israel, Israel blames militants

Gaza -- The Israeli military has carried out a deadly attack on Wednesday morning against a UN school in the Gaza Strip.

This came despite warnings that the structure provided shelter for 3,000 refugees, UN officials say.

Islamic community disavows terrorism, extremist organisations

Muslims increasingly perceive ISIL and Boko Haram as criminal rather than religious organisations.

Many Muslims are increasingly critical of the Islamic state -- formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) -- Boko Haram and other Islamic extremist groups, experts said.

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".
      

Iran's Khamenei urges Islamic world to "arm Palestinians"

Tehran -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has accused Israel of committing "genocide" in the Gaza Strip.

He on Tuesday called on the Islamic world to arm Palestinians fighting "the Zionist regime," AFP reported.

A photo, taken from the film “The Pianist” depicts the pain that Jews went through during the World War II. The war was over; it was the end of Hitler. Russians had entered Berlin. It was a picture of Berlin at the moment it was a burnt down and destroyed…

Under normal circumstances, we should not have categories like moderate Islam or radical Islam. Yet, as long as there are fanatics killing not only non-Muslims, but also Muslims in the name of Islam, we need to accept the existence that many people misinterpret Islam.