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| November 20, 2012
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In1 hr, IDF hits 20 Gaza terror sites – 3 Palestinian journalists killed

Israel Air Force hits terror cells & rocket  pads.

Palestinian deaths near 120.

4 underground tunnels smuggling gas from Egypt to Gaza destroyed


By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The IDF targeted 20 terror sites in the Gaza Strip within one hour, the IDF Spokesperson tweeted on Tuesday night, on the seventh day of Operation Pillar of Defense.

Smoke from airstrike in Gaza Strip

Smoke from airstrike in Gaza Strip – Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters

Terrorists in the Gaza Strip continued to fire rockets at Israel Tuesday night, amid reports of an imminent cease-fire.

Earlier Tuesday IAF planes dropped leaflets over northern Gaza warning residents to leave the area immediately.

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| November 20, 2012
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Iranian Foreign Ministry: Go ask the Israelis how Fajr-5 rockets reached Gaza

In response to Nasrallah’s praise of Hamas, for using Iranian-made Fajr-5 rockets, senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi denied Iran was sending missiles to Gaza.

 

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Tuesday refused to confirm or deny whether Iran had supplied Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad with artillery rockets.
Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast - Photo: Caren Firouz/Reuters

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast – Photo: Caren Firouz/Reuters

Asked whether Iran had supplied its Fajr-5 rockets to Hamas, Rahmin Mehmanparast replied that it was “the duty of all nations, especially Islamic countries to take action to defend the oppressed people of Palestine, at a time when the Zionist regime is committing a crime,” according to reports in Iran’s state media. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2012
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Lieberman says Israel can’t invade Gaza before upcoming elections

FM Avigdor Lieberman says Israel wants ‘lasting calm’  with Hamas regime for at least 5-6 years of quiet, stability & security.

By Attila Somfalvi

 

A long period of calm will prevail in Israel in the aftermath of Operation Pillar of Defense against terrorists in Gaza, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday evening.

'We'll get to it.' Lieberman

‘We’ll get to it.’ Lieberman

Speaking at Ynet’s studio, Lieberman addressed the possibility of a ceasefire, which Hamas said may go into effect at midnight. He said Israel would be pleased if a ceasefire is reached, but would continue to act if not.

Asked about what Israel’s citizens should expect in the post-ceasefire era, Lieberman said “I estimate that we will get a lasting calm. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2012
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No U.S. Veto on Ground Op, Says Ambassador Oren

Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren, says Washington will fully support Israel, whatever it decides to do.

By Gil Ronen

 

Israel’s Ambassador in the United States, Michael Oren, told IDF Radio Tuesday that there is no American veto on a possible ground maneuver by the IDF in Gaza.

President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama
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“Washington’s support in any step Israel takes is full,” he said. “Obama spoke twice with the prime minister and called our situation ‘unbearable.'”

Minister of Home Front Defense Avi Dichter refused to say Tuesday whether Israel and Hamas are headed toward a ceasefire or more intensive hostilities. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2012
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Soldiers from around the world enlist into IDF to help protect Israel

Lone Soldier Center,  received more than 100 inquiries from people who’ve served in the IDF, seeking to join in the fight against Gaza terrorists

“Every Jew in the world has a responsibility to protect Israel. I didn’t have to come back to Israel, but nothing stopped me from coming,” says one American soldier.

By Danny Brenner

Young people from all over the world who served in the Israeli army and have since returned to their home countries have contacted the Israel Defense Forces asking if they can return to Israel to join in the fight against Gaza terrorists.

Lone Soldier Center founder Tziki Aud (center) greets Staff Sgt.

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| November 20, 2012
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German FM en route to Morsi at Israel’s request

Ceasefire negotiations go into high gear as German FM called to Egypt.

President Morsi says ‘Israeli aggression’ against Gaza to end later Tuesday

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has left Israel en route to Cairo where he will hold meetings with the Egyptian mediators following meetings he held with Israeli officials.

Mohammed Morsi Photo: Reuters

Mohammed Morsi Photo: Reuters

It is estimated that Israel asked Westerwelle to intervene in order to introduce amendments to the ceasefire agreement draft.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said on Tuesday that “Israeli aggression” against Gaza would end later in the day, the Egyptian state news agency MENA reported. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2012
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Egypt’s Morsi telephones Iran to get Islamic Jihad to agree to cease-fire

Egyptian president Morsi calls Ahmadinejad to convince Islamic Jihad head Ramadan Salah to stop the violence

Khaled Mashaal furious that Salah is not being flexible & is making demands on Hamas that even the Egyptians don’t agree with.

By Daniel Siryoti and Yoni Hirsch

 

Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal convened a press conference in Cairo on Monday and said that Egypt and Qatar were mediating the conflict and trying to bring about a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Mashaal made the statement against the backdrop of Arab media reports claiming an agreement between the sides was imminent.

Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal holds a press conference in Cairo on Monday – Photo: AFP

Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil, who spent three hours in Gaza last Friday, was quoted in the media as saying, “A cease-fire agreement will be achieved shortly.”

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| November 20, 2012
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Hamas rockets fired at Jerusalem land in the West Bank

Rocket falls in open area of Palestinian village

IDF reserve officer wounded near Gaza

Salvos of rockets hit Beersheba

IDF strikes Gaza, hitting 11 terror cells & 30 launchers

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Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip toward Jerusalem on Tuesday landed in the Gush Etzion area Tuesday, with one hitting an open area of a Palestinian village in the West Bank, police and the IDF reported. It was unclear if the rocket caused any damage or injuries, although AFP reported Palestinian paramedics were making their way to the scene.

Jerusalem - Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post

Jerusalem – Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post

The rocket set off the warning siren in the nation’s capital for the second time since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense.

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| November 20, 2012
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Leading US media say Israel wining battles, Hamas wins war

Where as Israel’s operation is apparently strengthening Hamas’ following, leading US media outlets say Israel’s military victory may further decrease Mahmoud Abbas’ power

 They say the operation is also distracting attention from the crisis in Syria

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

While Israel‘s day-to-day life is being disrupted by rockets and sirens, some US media outlets have already crowned Hamas as the winner of the current conflict.

Hamas politburo chief Mashaal. Current Palestinian leader Photo: EPA

Hamas politburo chief Mashaal. Current Palestinian leader – Photo: EPA

Veteran diplomat Aaron Miller wrote in the Foreign Policy magazine that Hamas won the war and “it doesn’t really matter if Israel wins the battle. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2012
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Hamas chief , Mashaal ‘calls Israel’s Bluff’, ‘I Dare You to Invade’

Khaled Mashaal, leader of Hamas, charges an Israeli ground invasion into Gaza as a bluff. “If you wanted to launch it, you would have done it.”

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Hamas’ supreme leader Khaled Mashaal charged in Cairo that Israel is bluffing by preparing for a ground incursion in Gaza. “If you wanted to launch it, you would have done it,” he told journalists Monday.

IDF reservists in Pillar of Defense

IDF reservists in Pillar of Defense
Israel news photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Office

The following day, Hamas’s senior military commander Mohammed Deif broadcast a rare audio message on Hamas’ Al Aqsa television and warned, Israel will “pay a heavy price” if it launches a ground operation in Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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GOTCHA! 4 More Top Terrorists Eliminated

Israel Air Force jets on Monday targeted & eliminated 4 senior Hamas & Islamic Jihad terrorists.

By David Lev

 

IDF planes on Monday targeted and eliminated another four senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists. The four were eliminated as part of the IDF’s efforts to dismantle the Hamas terror infrastructure in Gaza, and to restore calm and quiet to southern Israel, the army said in a statement.

The four were eliminated in a joint operation of the IDF and the Shabak, the General Security Service, the report said.

They were in a multi-storied apartment building, but were killed in a pinpointed “surgical” attack that did not hit any of the international media representatives whose offices are in the builidng. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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Possible Gaza ceasefire discussed at inner cabinet meeting

Khaled Mashaal Hamas leader, says Israel must initiate cease-fire

Obama speaks with Egypt’s Morsi 

PM Netanyahu on how to move forward

UN’s Ban Ki Moon arrives in Cairo.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Israel diplomatic and security cabinet met late Monday night to discuss latest cease-fire initiatives, as international leaders continued to press for an end to Gaza hostilities.

Israel had agreed to briefly hold off on sending ground forces into Gaza, to allow time for cease-fire efforts in Cairo to continue, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

PM Biyamin Netanyahu at cabinet meetin - Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO

PM Biyamin Netanyahu at cabinet meetin – Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO

“Israel prefers a diplomatic solution,” the official said. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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Video Advertises Hamas’ Strategy: A Death Wish

Hamas is winning int’l sympathy as a result of alleged civilian deaths, although some were caused by its own misfired rockets.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Hamas is winning international sympathy as a result of alleged civilian deaths, some caused by its own misfired rockets.

Mainstream media has emphasized the number of alleged civilian deaths in Gaza the past several days, after believing and headlining a story that the visiting Egyptian prime minister kissed the head of a dead boy, allegedly killed by Israel.

Watchdog sites and Arutz Sheva exposed the fact that that the boy died after one of Hamas’ own rockets misfired and exploded in Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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IDF Takes Control of Hamas TV Programming

IDF took over operational control of Hamas TV “to broadcast warnings” to its viewers on the 6th day of Pillar of Defense.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

The Israeli army on Monday took over programming at a Gaza-based Hamas television station “to broadcast warnings” on the sixth day of Operation Pillar of Defense.

PMW Feature Hamas TV

PMW Feature Hamas TV – PMW Screenshot

Al-Aqsa television, the official station of Gaza’s Hamas regime, said in a statement the Israeli army “is interfering with Al-Aqsa TV,” with the picture going on and off for several hours and sometimes appearing scrambled, according to AFP.

“We took over the Hamas television to broadcast warnings,” a military spokeswoman said, indicating the takeover would probably last for a number of hours. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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Under fire from Hamas Israel sends humanitarian aid & basic goods to Gaza

The NGO, ‘Legal Forum for the Land of Israel’ calls for closing the Kerem Shalom crossing during the conflict: “It is obvious to everyone that food and medical supplies won’t be used just for the civilian population in Gaza because, first and foremost, it will go to the heads of Hamas.”

By Edna Adato & Lilach Shoval

 

 

Israel allowed the resumption of humanitarian aid and basic goods transfer to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, through the sole cargo terminal at the Kerem Shalom crossing on the Israel-Gaza border.

A Palestinian girl stands next to humanitarian supplies in a refugee camp in Gaza.

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