Israel Launches Offensive in Gaza StripIsrael bombed some 50 targets in the Gaza Strip in a campaign meant to end Palestinian rocket fire. Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 8.SAID KHATIB / AFP - Getty ImagesPrintJuly 8, 2014, 5:52 PM UTC / Updated July 8, 2014, 5:33 PM UTC