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| March 28, 2014
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Israel to allow cement and building materials into Gaza for Turkish hospital

 

Official in Jerusalem says reconciliation efforts with Turkey played a significant part in decision to allow construction materials and electric equipment into Hamas controlled Gaza.

By Reuters

 

Israel said on Thursday it will allow into the Gaza Strip construction materials and electric equipment to help build a Turkish-sponsored hospital, in a possible sign of improving ties with Ankara.

The decision came as Israel and Turkey try to hammer out the details of a US-backed reconciliation announced a year ago. Relations between the once-close allies ruptured in 2010 over a deadly Israeli naval raid on a Turkish Gaza-bound flotilla.

Nine pro-Palestinian Turkish activists were killed when the commando raid aboard the Mavi Marmara turned violent, sparking a major crisis between the long-time regional allies and compensation demands from the victims’ families. Continue Reading »

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| March 22, 2014
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UN’s Falk Continues to Accuse Israel of Ethnic Cleansing

Richard Falk, the UN’s so called “human rights expert”, is again accusing Israel of a campaign of ethnic cleansing & apartheid practices against Arabs.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Days before he is to step down from his position, Richard Falk, the UN’s “human rights expert” who probes Israel’s conduct towards Palestinian Arabs, on Friday accused the Jewish state of a campaign of ethnic cleansing and apartheid policies.

Richard Falk addresses a news conference on March 21, 2014 – Reuters

“The realities on the ground are worsening from the point of view of both international law and from the point of view of the Palestinian people,” Falk told reporters, according to AFP. Continue Reading »

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| March 21, 2014
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Contrary to Hamas reports, IDF Officials Insist ‘Advanced’ Tunnel Was New

Despite Hamas reports, newly discovered terrorist tunnel contained vital equipment and has signs it’s been used recently.

By Kobi Finkler, Tova Dvorin

 

Senior IDF sources confirmed to Arutz Sheva Friday that the Hamas terror tunnel making its way through the media is not only new – contrary to Hamas’s claims – but highly advanced.

Terror tunnel revealed Thursday – IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

“The tunnel exposed this week is the longest and most elaborate revealed to date,” the official stated. “We found tools, generators and additional equipment which indicates that it was being used in the past several days.”

“Hamas,” he continued, “is building these tunnels to kidnap and kill [IDF soldiers], because only then do they think they can get [Israel] to release more [terrorist] prisoners.” Continue Reading »

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| March 21, 2014
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IDF discovers Hamas terrorist tunnel near Gaza security fence

 

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, announced they were successful in repairing the tunnel that the IDF exposed several months ago.

By Yoav Zitun, Elior Levy

 

The IDF discovered a terror tunnel on Thursday near the Gaza Strip border fence, it was cleared for publication. However, Hamas denied the announcement, saying the army found an “old” tunnel.

The terror tunnel that was exposed (Photo: Roee Idan)

The terror tunnel that was exposed – Photo: Roee Idan

In a press conference on Thursday evening, Hamas’ military, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, claimed that they were able to fix a tunnel that was exposed several months ago, parts of which were destroyed by the IDF. Continue Reading »

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| March 19, 2014
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Hamas: Raise Your Children to Die for Allah

 

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal urges Palestinian fathers in Gaza and around the world to continue raising their children with a desire to die in service to Allah.

 By Israel Today Staff

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Saturday reaffirmed that the organization he heads and many allied Palestinian groups live for nothing more than to kill Israeli Jews and “liberate” the Holy Land from their presence.

Hamas: We Live for Death – Photo source: Israel Today

Speaking from Qatar, where he has been holed up due to Syria’s ongoing civil war (Hamas was previously headquartered in Damascus), Meshaal urged Palestinian fathers to continue instilling a desire for death in their children from the youngest ages. Continue Reading »

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| March 17, 2014
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Gaza’s power plant on line now that rockets not fired at Israel

 

After shutting down Gaza’s electricity plant to 1.8 million people due to fuel shortage caused by closed border when attack on Israel began, the Strip’s power station is back to full operation with Qatari-paid fuel.

By Reuters

 

The Gaza Strip’s sole power plant started up again on Monday after Israel allowed quantities of Qatari-paid fuel into the enclave to ease a power crisis, Palestinian officials said.

Electricity on the way to the Palestinians

Electricity on the way to the Palestinians – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

Gaza lacks much basic infrastructure and lives under an Egyptian-Israeli blockade meant to cut off arms flows but which also curbs imports of fuel and building supplies. Continue Reading »

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| March 17, 2014
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Abbas’ PA Retaliates Leaving Gaza in the Dark Another Day

Only a 20% of required fuel was transferred to Gaza by the Palestinian Authority, after Hamas beat & arrested 13 pro-PA demonstrators in Gaza.

By Ari Yashar

 

Gaza’s lone power plant, shut off since Saturday due to a fuel shortage, will remain off until Monday according to the terror organization Hamas’s government. The responsible party for the extension appears to be the Palestinian Authority (PA), Hamas’s rival.

The power station will restart on Monday at 6 a.m., Deputy Chief of the Gaza energy authority Fathi al-Sheikh Khalil told AFP.

Israel closed the Kerem Shalom Crossing last Thursday after terrorists in Gaza showered Israel with over 100 rockets starting last Wednesday. Continue Reading »

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| March 17, 2014
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Hamas arrests 13 and attacked scores at Pro-Abbas demonstration in Gaza

 

Fatah-organized rally in Gaza was to show support for ongoing peace process. Fatah official says Hamas security arrived and attacked some 80 demonstrators, arresting 13.

By AFP

 

Thirteen people were arrested on Sunday as Gaza security forces broke up a demonstration backing Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas ahead of key talks at the White House, organizers said.

Hamas gunmen show off their weapons at rally in Gaza.Source: allvoices.com/

Hamas gunmen show off their weapons at rally in Gaza. Source: allvoices.com/

The rally was organized by Abbas’s Fatah party which is the dominant faction in the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, but a minority in the Gaza Strip which is ruled by the rival Islamist Hamas movement. Continue Reading »

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| March 14, 2014
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Gaza maintains the tension after firing mortar at Israel Friday morning

Mortar shell fired from Gaza Friday morning keeps the tension mounting, following multiple Israeli airstrikes overnight on the Strip.

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A mortar shell was fired from Gaza at southern Israel on Friday, as tension between in the area continues to be high following overnight Israeli strikes.

Palestinians inspect the scene

Palestinians inspect the scene of Israeli air strike in Rafah in the south of Gaza Strip March 14, 2014.- Photo: Reuters

The shell landed in an open area in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries were reported.

Gazan militant groups said the Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip overnight hit a Hamas militant base, another site tied to the Popular Resistance Committees and a Palestinian National Security Forces position, all in the city of Rafah near the Egyptian border.

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| March 14, 2014
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Despite ‘ceasefire’ sporadic Gaza rocket fire continues to hit Southern Israel

 

3 rockets land in Sha’ar Hanegev, 1 in Sderot & 1 in Ashkelon Coast area despite Islamic Jihad’s claims that Egypt brokered a ceasefire.

IDF’s Iron Dome rocket defense system intercepts rocket headed for Netivot.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF
 

 

Sporadic rocket fire from the Gaza Strip fell in southern Israel on Thursday evening hours after the Islamic Jihad claimed that Egypt had brokered a ceasefire to end two days of hostilities that has seen nearly 70 rockets fall in the South.

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Islamic Jihad underground rocket launcher – Photo: screenshot

A rocket fell in the Ashkelon Coast Council area around 5 p.m. Continue Reading »

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| March 12, 2014
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BREAKING NEWS: IDF Strikes Back after barrage of Gaza rockets fired at Israel

Israel responds to volley of rockets fired by at communities in the South.

Islamic Jihad reports firing 90 rockets.

Israeli air strike follows IDF shelling of 2 terror infrastructure targets in Strip. No casualties reported on Israeli side.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Israel Air Force has begun bombing targets in Gaza on Wednesday in response to a large-scale Islamic Jihad rocket attack on southern communities earlier in the evening.

IDF Strikes back – Photo:REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

The IDF said at least 30 rockets had been fired toward Israeli communities near the borders with southern and northern Gaza in the largest attack since 2012’s Operation Pillar of Defense. Continue Reading »

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| March 12, 2014
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Gaza Terrorists Barrage Southern Israel Firing 20 Rockets

 

IDF’s Iron Dome intercepts 3 rockets as residents in Southern Israel are told to stay within protected areas.

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A barrage of rockets was fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on Wednesday evening.

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A trail of smoke is seen as a rocket is launched from the Palestinian Gaza Strip towards the southern Israeli city of Sderot on November 11, 2012. – Photo: AFP

At least 20 missiles struck various locations near the Strip. One missile hit Sderot, and others landed in the areas near Netivot, Shaar Hanegev Regional Council and Sdot Negev. Area residents have been called to stay within protected areas.

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| March 12, 2014
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Not American Stealth UAV, but Hamas gleaming over fallen Israeli drone in Gaza

 

Just Hours after the small Israeli Skylark UAV crashed in the Gaza Strip, Hamas proudly showcases pictures of its captured IDF intelligence aircraft.

By Elior Levy

 

Gaza-ruler Hamas released photos of the Israeli Skylark drone that crashed Tuesday morning in Gaza due to a technical malfunction.

Hamas militant holds up Israeli Skylark drone that crashed earlier Tuesday

Hamas militant holds up Israeli Skylark drone that crashed earlier Tuesday

It was reported by the Popular Resistance Committees that its men were the first to get their hands on the drone after its crash; however Hamas security official quickly reached them and forcefully took the UAV away.

The crash occurred Tuesday morning during a routine operational activity of the IDF’s Gaza division, about a kilometer west of the southern Gaza border fence. Continue Reading »

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| March 12, 2014
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Another Palestinian work-accident: 4 terrorists killed in Gaza while making bomb

Explosion occurred just hours after the Israel Air Force struck targets in the Strip for firing mortars into Israel, killing three terrorists.

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Four Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in a house explosion in the northern Gaza Strip village of Beit Hanoun, in what local officials have termed a work accident.

Gaza funeral - Islamic Jihad

Armed militants at the funeral of Islamic Jihad activists killed in Gaza on March 11, 2014.- Photo: Reuters

The ruling Hamas movement reported on its website that the four were activists in its Izz a-Din Al-Qassam military wing, and said that their bodies were transferred to a hospital in Gaza.

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| March 12, 2014
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Gaza Terrorists Fire Kassam Rocket at Southern Israel

Kassam rocket fired by terrorists from Gaza lands in an open area in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council without causing injury or damage.

By Elad Benari

 

Gaza-based terrorists fired a Kassam rocket at southern Israel on Tuesday evening.

The rocket exploded in an open area in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, causing no physical injuries or damages.

Residents of Sderot and the surrounding area reported that they heard the “Red Alert” siren before the rocket exploded.

Last Wednesday, Gaza-based terrorists fired a rocket at Sderot. The rocket also exploded in an open field, causing no physical injuries or damages. Continue Reading »

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