Over the past 24 hours, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck over 200 targets in Gaza, while Hamas continued to launch rockets into Israel — including rockets landing in Hebron and Bethlehem, heavily populated Arab towns. Several rockets land in the upper Galilee from Lebanon.
While Israel and Hamas continued to exchange hostilities, the U.N. Security Council urged a cessation of hostilities on Saturday.
Israel is massing troops along the Gaza border for a major ground offensive in Gaza. Meanwhile, for the first time since the beginning of hostilities a rocket was fired from Lebanon into Metula, a Israeli town on the Lebanese border.
As the war between Israel and Hamas continues, U.S. President Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deter Israel from commencing a ground operation in Gaza.
As Palestinian TV reported on the gallant terrorist attack by Hamas on Zikim, Israel released video footage showing how the terrorist attack was thwarted in the elimination of several terrorists. Meanwhile, on Palestinian TV, Hamas Spokesman glorified the use of human shields.
The UN Security Council will meet on Thursday at 10 AM EST to discuss the growing hostilities between Israel and Palestinians, which UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said was “troubling.”
Israel has destroyed 550 targets in Gaza, while Hamas continued to fire rockets into Israel. Hamas fired three rockets fired toward Dimona, one of which was shot down by the Iron Dome Missile Defense system, while the others landed in open areas.
Hundreds of Muslims flooded the Temple Mount on Tuesday afternoon in celebration of the barrage of rockets fired upon Israel, as Israel continued its “Operation Protective Edge.”
Israel attacked over 350 terror related sites in the Gaza Strip as the nation fell under a barrage of rockets, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. An extended operation is planned against Hamas as the the Israel Cabinet called up 40,000 reservists earlier in the day.
Israel announced the launch of Operation Protective Edge last night against Hamas, in order to stop terror attacks against its citizens.
In response to over 30 rockets fired on Monday, Israel Air Force destroyed underground rocket launchers, and an underground terror tunnel. Israel also called up 1,500 reservists, in anticipation of an escalation of hostilities.
Israel is taking ‘significant steps’ in preparation for a Gaza campaign, military sources told the Jerusalem Post.
Six men were arrested in connection to the murder of a Palestinian teenager last week. One of the six men confessed to the allegations and incriminated his fellow suspects.
Rioting continued into its fourth day, as clashes between Palestinians and Israeli Police spread from East Jerusalem to Israeli-Arab towns in the West Bank.
Israel and terrorists in the Gaza Strip continued to exchange fire overnight. At least 29 rockets and mortars were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Followed by Israel striking and destroying 10 terror related sites including rocket launchers, and a weapons manufacturing site.
As thousands of Palestinians laid to rest an East Jerusalem teenager, chants of “Intifada, Intifada” led to another night of riots that spread throughout Israel to surrounding towns outside of Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Israel and terrorists in Gaza continued to exchange fire overnight as a supposed cease-fire was being brokered by Egypt.
On Friday, Palestinian youth clashed with Israeli Police on the Temple Mount on the first Friday prayers of the month-long fast of Ramadan.
Israel issues sends message to Hamas: calm will be met with calm, however as of Friday morning rockets continued to fall in southern Israel. Over the past month, more than 125 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, 45 of which have fallen in the past 24 hours.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) twitter account was compromised last night when a hacker group posted a warning about a “nuclear leak” and “long live Palestine.”
A recent poll conducted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy show that a majority of Palestinians say their “national” goal should be “reclaiming all of historic Palestine from the river to the sea.”