1. The Israeli Air Force (dropped) leaflets in Gaza City asking residents to inform them of the locations of tunnels and weapons stockpiles of Hamas-backed militants. The leaflets included a telephone number and an email address that (residents) could use it to share the information.
2. A water main break in west Los Angeles turned the UCLA (campus) into a river, and left cars in an underground parking garage underwater. It took more than 3 hours to shut it off and some 8 million gallons of water (spilled) out.
3. Japan has been practicing storming beaches with the US and other countries as part of the Rim-Pacific (exercises) in Hawaii this month. The amphibious landing drills, which were relatively new to Japan’s military, come as Tokyo tries to boost its ability to (defend) small islands it controls, while China claims as its own.
4. River otters were hitting water slides to (beat) the summer heat away at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. Nine river otters live at the zoo. But the same 3 brothers usually come out to meet the (visitors).
