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| August 5, 2014
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Hamas Official Attacked by Angry Palestinians Over Gaza Destruction

Int’l reporters in Gaza are well aware of the incident but are too afraid to report it, because Hamas’s security agency will go after them if they do.

By Dalit Halevy

 

Palestinian Arab sources said Tuesday that Gaza residents attacked Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri Saturday evening, near the Shifa Hospital.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri – Photo: Reuters

Abu Zuhri had arrived at the hospital for an interview with a news outlet.

The residents blamed Hamas for the death of family members and for destruction of their homes. Armed Hamas terrorists from the Izzedine al-Kassam Brigades extricated Abu Zuri and arrested the angry residents. Continue Reading »

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| August 4, 2014
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Lieberman: I suggest UN mandate in Gaza, it worked in Kosovo

 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman: “There are 3 options:

•A diplomatic arrangement
•Hamas’ submission
•A state of limbo where we respond when they open fire”

By Gideon Allon & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, speaking at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on Monday, stressed that Operation Protective Edge is not over and suggested the possibility of a U.N. mandate in Gaza after Hamas is toppled.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman – Photo: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch

“There are three options,” Lieberman said, addressing the possible outcomes of the Gaza conflict. “A [diplomatic] arrangement, Hamas’ submission, or a state of limbo where we respond when they open fire.

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| August 4, 2014
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Israel’s Operation Protective Edge’ redraws Mideast alliances

Shifting powers may bring about newfound cooperation since Gaza war with moderate Sunnis expert says ‘conflict is pitting Turkey, Qatar & Iran against Saudi Arabia & Egypt.’

By The Media Line


What do Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait all have in common? They see the Islamist Hamas movement as the biggest danger to regional stability, and have allied themselves, as least tacitly, with Israel.

Saudi King Abdullah ibn Abdilazīz - Hassan Rouhani President of Iran

Saudi King Abdullah ibn Abdilazīz – Hassan Rouhani President of Iran

While the public in many Arab countries is angry about the loss of life and growing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, their governments are demonstrating that their revulsion of Hamas is stronger than their dislike of Israel. Continue Reading »

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| August 3, 2014
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At Trafalgar Square, UK Israel Activists Preform: ‘Siren Flash Mob’

Pro-Israel activists stage ‘Siren Flash Mob’ demonstration to ‘show the public what it’s like to live under constant rocket fire’.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Activists in the UK found a creative way to raise awareness for the plight of Israelis, holding a “siren flash mob” in London’s Trafalgar Square “to show the public what it’s like to live under rocket fire.”

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‘Siren flash mob’ in London:

A similar demonstration was held in Vienna last month. Both flash mobs sought to draw attention to how many Israelis have as little as 15 seconds to run to bomb shelters as Hamas and other Gazan terrorist groups indiscriminately bombard their communities with rockets. Continue Reading »

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| August 3, 2014
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Hamas executes 20 Gazans for daring to protest rocket attacks on Israel

 

Reports emerged explaining what happened in Gaza when Palestinians protested against Hamas.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Ever wonder why so few Palestinians protest the actions of their leaders and the organizations that hold sway over their society? The answer is simple: fear.

Hamas fighter – Photo source: Israel Today

This was poignantly and horrifically demonstrated on Monday when a group of some 20 Palestinian residents of Gaza held an impromptu demonstration to protest the rocket attacks emanating from their territory that have resulted in a devastating Israeli military response.

It didn’t take long before Gaza’s Hamas overlords became aware of the protest, and it took even less time before gunmen had rounded up and publicly executed the demonstrators for having the gall to exercise free speech. Continue Reading »

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| August 1, 2014
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Defying the White House is the Proper Thing to Do

 

The mutual recriminations between US and Israeli officials following John Kerry’s controversial ceasefire proposal have produced more heat than light. The State Department claims that Kerry’s proposal was a mere draft that did not reflect the position of the US government. Israeli ministers, speaking on condition of anonymity, strongly dispute that version. US spokespeople have also expressed dismay at the harsh criticism of Kerry by Israeli journalists and politicians.

President Barack Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, March 2013 ( AFP )

President Barack Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, March 2013 – Photo: AFP

The Obama Administration had good reasons to be surprised by the reaction of Israel’s media to Kerry’s ceasefire proposal: the wall-to-wall condemnation of Kerry was indeed unprecedented. Continue Reading »

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| July 31, 2014
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IDF’s Oketz K9 Unit: Dog Killed in Gaza Blast While Saving Handler’s Life

 

IDF canine Tamara, took the worst of the impact in explosion of booby-trapped Gaza house

• Tamara‘s handler, Staff Sgt. T., was moderately wounded, and “he’s grieving for her”
• The Paratroopers’ Oketz Unit holds memorial ceremonies for its dogs KIA

By Meytal Yasour Beit-Or

 

A dog from the IDF’s Oketz K9 unit who was killed last week when a booby-trapped house in Gaza exploded saved her handler’s life.

Tamara and Staff Sgt. T. – IDF

Last Wednesday, Tamara and her handler, Staff Sgt. T. of the Oketz Unit, went into action in Gaza. The pair were inside an explosives-rigged house when it blew up.

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| July 31, 2014
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WATCH how IDF uncovers then demolishes Hamas infiltration tunnel

Detecting & destroying Hamas’ tunnels used to infiltrate southern Israel with heavily armed terrorists, has been one of Israel’s central missions for the IDF during Operation Protective Edge.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

Video courtesy IDF Spokesman’s Unit:

 

View original Jerusalem Post publication at: http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/WATCH-IDF-uncovers-and-demolishes-Gaza-infiltration-tunnel-369631

 

tunnel beig destroyed - IDF

tunnel being destroyed – IDF

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| July 31, 2014
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WATCH: Hamas’ foreign affairs spokesman (Hiding?) in Beirut says, ‘Israel started conflict in 1948’

 

Although Osama Hamdan bullied Jon Snow by aggressive and loud response, rambling on with while not really staying on point, Snow absolutely proved Hamas’ true intentions.

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Jon Snow interviews Hamas’ foreign affairs spokesman Osama Hamdan asking him why Hamas fighters do not stop its mostly ineffective rocket barrage on Israel in order to prevent Israel’s retaliation that would cease further deaths in Gaza. 

Hamdan

Osama Hamdan exercising taqiyya, going off point, and aggressive behavior in interview

 

Jon Snow interviews Hamas’ foreign affairs spokesman Osama Hamdan:

 

View original Channel 4 News publication at:  http://www.channel4.com/news/hamas-israel-started-this-conflict-in-1948-video Continue Reading »

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| July 31, 2014
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Watch: Israel Releases Clip Showing IDF Forces in Underground Battle With Terrorist

IDF releases footage from gun battle inside one of Hamas’s vast ‘terror tunnels’ in Gaza, resulting in terrorist’s death.

By Ari Soffer

 

As the battle with terrorist groups in Gaza continues to rage, IDF forces have taken the fight to Hamas in its vast network of underground tunnels, many of which lead into Israeli territory for attacks against both military and civilian targets.

On Thursday, the military released footage from an underground gun battle, in which soldiers from the IDF’s Givati Brigade killed at least one terrorist.

In the video – which is subtitled in Hebrew only – a commander can be heard alerting his men to a terrorist nearby: “There was a guy just here, that terrorist, who entered between us and you.” Continue Reading »

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| July 31, 2014
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Malaysia trained Hamas terrorists for an aerial attack against Israel

 

Captured Hamas commander of elite forces cell admits the terrorist group planned on attacking Israel using paragliding equipment to execute a terror attack on border towns.

By Yoav Zitun

 

Hamas sent its elite forces to train in Malaysia in preparation for an attack from the air, a Nukba (the chosen ones in Arabic) cell commander admitted under interrogation.

Hang Glider (illistrative) - Photo Haus Luise

Hang Glider (illistrative) – Photo Haus Luise

The plan was to execute an attack on one of the towns near the Gaza border; according to the suspect, who was arrested during Operation Protective Edge, the preparations for the mission were in their advances stages. Continue Reading »

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| July 31, 2014
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Kerry’s Dept. of State is Severely Restricting Entry Visas for Israelis

US embassy announces Tourist visa process for Israelis cancelled until further notice.

Is it a matter of security, or punishment for not accepting US demand to stop Operation Protective Edge?

By Tova Dvorin

 

The US embassy in Tel Aviv has cancelled tourist visa applications for Israelis, according to a statement on its official website, in a move it claims is a matter of staffing and security.

US Entry Visa

US Entry Visa

“Due to the current security situation in Tel Aviv, U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv remains open but is operating at reduced staffing until further notice, and has canceled routine visa application processing and American Citizen services,” the statement says.  Continue Reading »

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| July 29, 2014
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With pressure to leave Gaza, IDF hits Gaza power plant, Gaza leader’s home, TV & radio

 

In the most widespread attacks so far in the coastal enclave, IDF reports 70 targets were struck in Gaza through the night.

30 people were killed in the assaults from air, land and sea, according to Gaza residents.

By Yoav Zitun

The IDF renewed airstrikes and artillery fire at the Gaza Strip Tuesday, hitting the Strip’s main power plant and cutting electricity to many parts of Gaza, indicating hopes of a swift end to 22 days of fighting were unlikely to actualize.

Haniyeh: My house is not more valuable than the houses of other people

Haniyeh: ‘My house is not more valuable than the houses of other people.’

IAF aircraft hit Tuesday the house of Hamas Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh before dawn on Tuesday, causing damage but no casualties, Gaza’s interior ministry said, as well as government offices and the headquarters of the Hamas satellite TV station. Continue Reading »

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| July 29, 2014
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5 IDF Soldiers Killed When Terrorists Attempted to Infiltrate into Israel

5 Israeli soldiers were killed when Hamas terrorists breached the border via a Gaza terror-tunnel on Monday. The deaths of the 5 soldiers brings the total killed Monday at 10.

A 6th soldier prevented the abduction of one of the bodies.

By Elad Benari, Gil Ronen

 

Five soldiers were killed when Hamas terrorists breached the border from Gaza near Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Monday, it has been cleared for publication.

A sixth soldier prevented the abduction of a body of one of the soldiers who was killed. He reportedly opened fire on the terrorists from the guard position he was in, when he saw them trying to drag a body toward the tunnel they emerged from. Continue Reading »

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| July 28, 2014
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Egypt military destroys 13 more Hamas tunnels on its border

 

As the IDF works to destroyed terror-tunnels leading into Israel, Egypt continues in its own battle against Hamas’ underground smuggling network into the Sinai.

By AFP

 

Egypt’s army said Sunday it has destroyed 13 more tunnels connecting the Sinai Peninsula to the Gaza Strip, taking to 1,639 the overall number it has laid waste to.

tunnels being destroyed

tunnels being destroyed

Cairo has poured troops into the peninsula to counter a rising insurgency since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year, and its security operation involves the destruction of these tunnels.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas, which is the main power in Gaza, reportedly uses the tunnels to smuggle arms, food and money into the blockaded coastal enclave. Continue Reading »

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