Israeli soldiers stand atop a mobile artillery unit positioned outside the northern Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers stand atop a mobile artillery unit positioned outside the northern Gaza Strip November 20, 2012. Egypt's president predicted on Tuesday that Israel's Gaza offensive would end later in the day, Egyptian state media said, as U.S. Secretary of State headed to the region to try to calm the conflict. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)