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| July 15, 2014
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Israel’s Finance Minister: Unless War Continues, No New Taxes

Finance Minister Lapid said that Operation Protective Edge shouldn’t have an effect on the state budget – hopefully….if it’s short.

By Yosef Berger

 

In an interview with Channel Ten Monday night, Finance Minister Yair Lapid said that it was unlikely that the costs of Operation Protective Edge would have much of an effect on the state budget – unless the operation continued for much longer.

“We don’t count the bills during wartime, but it does not appear that this operation will have a long-term effect on the economy. We have arranged for money to pay for the operation from within the current budget,” Lapid said. Continue Reading »

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| July 15, 2014
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Israel must continue its weapons blockade on Gaza

Hamas has proven it’s gov’t ignores the indiscriminate firing of lethal missiles on civilian cities, so, after a ceasefire Jerusalem must maintain a forceful blockade to prevent the replacement of advanced rockets, like those being fired this past week on Israel’s civilians.

 

Whenever the current conflict in Gaza ends, and whatever the terms of any cease-fire, Israel will have to maintain its weapons’ siege against Gaza.

A Palestinian holding a rocket during a Hamas 25 year rally in Hebron, December 14, 2012.

A Palestinian holding a rocket during a Hamas 25 year rally in Hebron, December 14, 2012. – Photo: Reuters

The current conflict plainly revealed how inadequate the previous siege was.

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| July 15, 2014
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Rocket Hits Eilat & 2 Rockets from Lebanon Explode in Western Galilee

 

One woman slightly wounded from shrapnel after rocket hits a car in resort city of Eilat and 2 more rockets fall in northern Israel without injury or damage.

By Elad Benari

 

Sirens were heard in the resort city of Eilat on Monday night.

Eilat

Eilat – Kobi Finkler

At least one rocket was fired towards the city and hit a car. Magen David Adom said one woman was lightly wounded from shrapnel.

Two rockets from southern Lebanon hit open regions in the western Galilee. IDF responds with artillery fire.

Two rockets from southern Lebanon exploded in the western Galilee on Monday night, shortly before 11:00 p.m. Continue Reading »

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| July 15, 2014
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Hamas tells Fleeing Palestinians: Do Not Leave Your Houses!

Gaza’s ruthless rulers refuse to lose their human shields whose collateral death brings about excellent PR results in Hamas’ war against ‘the Jews’.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israel on Sunday gave the residents of northern Gaza several hours to evacuate the area ahead of an expected escalation of the Jewish state’s military response to ongoing missile and rocket fire that has effectively placed five million Israelis under siege.

Residents of Northern Gaza temporarily fleeing their homes after receiving notices to do such by Israel – Photo: israeltoday

The goal of Israel’s telephone, leaflet and other media messages was to as much as possible avoid civilian casualties as it seeks to deal Hamas the kind of blow that will deter future flare-ups. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2014
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Patriot missile downs Hamas drone over Ashdod

 

Patriot missile battery destroys Hamas drone that entered Israeli airspace

•  8 yr-old boy fro Ashdod lightly wounded.
• Central Israel remain under Gaza rocket fire.
• Up to 4 rockets from Lebanon fired into northern Israel.

By Yehuda Shlezinger, Shlomi Diaz, Daniel Siryoti, Nitzi Yaakov, Lilach Shoval & Israel Hayom Staff

 

A Hamas unmanned aerial drone was shot down by a Patriot missile battery on Monday morning over the coastal city of Ashdod.

An Iron Dome battery launches an interceptor in Ashdod, Sunday – Photo: Or Mani

The drone took off from the Gaza Strip and flew north before being intercepted.

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| July 14, 2014
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UN REPORT: Israel doing utmost to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ report confirms that Jerusalem is doing everything it can to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza, while Hamas gov’t in Gaza does the opposite.

By Ryan Jones

 

A United Nations report has confirmed that Israel is doing its utmost to avoid collateral damage in the Gaza Strip while fighting an enemy that uses its civilian population as a human shield.

IAF strike on Gaza - Photo: EPA

IAF strike on Gaza – Photo: EPA

The situation report published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) notes that while Israel has carried out over 900 strikes against Gaza, the majority of civilian casualties resulted from the specific targeting of a few dozens homes either belonging to senior Hamas terrorists, or which were used by the group to hide missiles and other weapons. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2014
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Lebanon Rockets Hit Israel’s Northern Border for Third Time

 

IDF responds to set of rockets with artillery fire, after ‘Code Red’ siren sounds in Shlomi and Nahariya again. This incident marks the 3rd time rockets from Lebanon pounded Israel since Friday.

By Ynet reporters

 

Code Red sirens sounded in Nahariya, Shlomi and other communities in the Western Galilee at 00:26 on Sunday, after two rockets were launched toward Israeli territory, apparently from Lebanon. The rockets exploded in open areas and there were no reports of injuries or damage.

IDF’s mobile 155 m”m artillery Howitzer on the Golan Heights – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson Unit

Local residents said that the first explosion sounded immediately after the siren, while the second explosion sounded approximately 50 seconds later. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2014
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Hamas Rocket Damages Gaza’s Electricity Supply, Israel Isn’t Repairing It

Israel’s Prime Minister has directed the IEC not to risk the lives of its employees in repairing the damage caused by Hamas.

By Yosef Berger

 

Seventy thousand Gazans from Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah were in the dark Sunday night after a Hamas rocket hit the power line that supplies electricity to those places. It’s not clear when Israel Electric Company workers will be able to repair the system, but they are apparently in no rush to do so. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has asked the IEC not to risk the lives of its employees in trying to restore power to the affected sector in Gaza, an operation that could take hours. Continue Reading »

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| July 13, 2014
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BDS couldn’t but Hamas rockets cancel Neil Young’s concert in Israel

Neil Young, Canada’s rock legend, was forced to cancel his Thursday’s Tel Aviv performance due to Israel Police’s decision based on the lack of public safety during Hamas’ ongoing rocket fire from Gaza.

By Ami Friedman

 

Legendary Canadian musician Neil Young’s concert in Israel, which was scheduled to take place at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park on July 17, has been canceled by the Israeli authorities due to the IDF’s operation in Gaza and the ongoing rocket fire from the Strip.

Neil Young - Photo: Reuters

Neil Young – Photo: Reuters

“It is with deep regret that we are forced to announce the cancellation of the Neil Young and Crazy Horse show,
which was planned for this Thursday at Yarkon Park,” the Shuki Weiss production company said in a statement Sunday morning. Continue Reading »

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| July 13, 2014
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Israel Navy Commandos Enter Gaza & Successfully Destroy Long-Range Rocket Site

Four special-unit soldiers with light injuries were evacuated to hospital for treatment.

Over a 100 Gaza rockets fired over weekend.

 

 

Israel Navy commandos raided a facility from which Hamas fired many long-range rocket at Israeli cities, the IDF said early Sunday. During the raid, the commandos were shot at by Hamas gunmen, and returned fire. “The facility was hit and damaged,” the army said.

Israeli Navy – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Four commandos sustained light injuries during the special operation. They have been evacuated to a hospital in Israel.

Earlier on Saturday night, two rockets were fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel and landed in open areas north of Nahariya. Continue Reading »

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| July 13, 2014
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PA Official: Israel Follows Int’l Law, Palestinians Don’t

Appointed Palestinian envoy to the UN Human Rights Council says on Palestinian TV, that while all the Gaza rockets are ‘crimes against humanity’, the Israeli strikes are legal.

By Ari Soffer

 

The Palestinian Authority’s envoy to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has said the PA has no hope of pressing charges against Israel in international courts – because Palestinian terrorist groups are far worse violators of international law themselves.

Since peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority fell apart after the PA applied for membership in international agencies, many Palestinian factions and advocates have pushed for the PA to sign the Rome Statute and press charges against Israel in the International Criminal Court at the Hague (ICC). Continue Reading »

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| July 13, 2014
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In a UN Security Council statement, the council urges a ceasefire between Israel & Hamas

 

British Foreign Secretary William Hague also called on both parties for a cease fire, but reiterated that Israel has the right to exercise self-defense.

By i24news

 

The UN Security Council on Saturday called for a cease-fire between Palestinians and Israelis.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on June 26, 2014 ( Ali al-Saadi (AFP/File) )

British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on June 26, 2014 – Photo: Ali al-Saadi -AFP/File

“The Security Council members called for de-escalation of the situation, restoration of calm, and reinstitution of the November 2012 ceasefire,” the Security Council said in a statement.

Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Saturday also called for a cease-fire but added that “Israel has the right to defend itself” against rockets from Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| July 13, 2014
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Lebanon Fires Two Katyusha Rockets at Israel’s Western Galilee

Code Red rocket-warning sirens blare in the Western Galilee towns of Shlomi and Nahariya.

IDF returns fires at the rocket launch sites in Lebanon with artillery fire.

 

The IDF confirmed that two rockets were fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel and landed in open areas north of Nahariya on Saturday night. Rocket alert sirens sounded in the area of the attack in Nahariya and Shlomi.

IDF soldiers on patrol – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

There were no injuries or damage reported in the attack. In response, the IDF fired at the rocket launch zones in Lebanon with artillery fire. Continue Reading »

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| July 12, 2014
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Two large Palestinian cities in West Bank hit by rockets fired from Gaza

 

IDF confirms, 2 rockets hit Bethlehem and 1 rocket hits Hamas-controlled Hebron.

By Ynetnews

 

Two major Palestinian cities in the West Bank, Bethlehem and Hebron, were hit on Saturday evening from rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, the IDF said.

Hebron after rocket hit. Photo: IDF Spokesman

One rocket hit Hebron, a city controlled mostly by Hamas, and residents reported seeing a plume of smoke. Two additional rockets have reportedly hit Bethlehem and Gush Etzion.

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President Abbas flabbergasted as Hamas accuses him of being ‘Likud member’

 

IDF’s Arab-language spokesman, Avihay Adarei, posted a status on Facebook mocking Hamas spokesman Fauzi Barhoum, who said the “resistance” knows where to fire, so Arabs are not hurt. Continue Reading »

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| July 12, 2014
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President Abbas flabbergasted as Hamas accuses him of being ‘Likud member’

After PA chief criticized Islamist group on Lebanese TV for rocket fire, admitting “We are the losing side”, Hamas officials strike back, branding him “a criminal” & “a Likud member.”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Hamas officials assailed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for his criticism of the persistent rocket attacks on Israel, Israel Radio reported on Saturday.

Mahmoud Abbas

PA President Mahmoud Abbas, praying or surprised – Photo: REUTERS

Leaders of the Islamist movement which rules Gaza said that Abbas, who heads the rival Fatah faction, was “aiding the enemy” by making his statement. Hamas accused the PA chief of “acting as a third party” while branding him “a criminal” and “a Likud member.” Continue Reading »

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