Palestinian onlookers and motorists pause to inspect an Israeli army bomb laying unexploded on the road that links northern and southern Gaza, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, after at least eight people, including three children, where killed overnight, on August 1, 2014. A 72-hour ceasefire took effect today in Gaza but was immediately threatened by fierce clashes and deadly shelling, as diplomats pressed for a durable end to the 25-day conflict. AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI (Photo credit should read MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)