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The twentieth day of Operation Protective Edge and the ninth day of ground operations have concluded. DAILY RECAP: Day 20 of Operation Protective Edge. Since the start of the operation,we have struck 3865 terror targets pic.twitter.com/eSqaeIwnIH — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) July 28, 2014 Today The Tower covered the recent anti-Israel protests...

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Thousands of Palestinians in several locations in the West Bank and Jerusalem took part in violent protests over the weekend. The largest protest took place at the Qalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem.  The protests started Thursday night with the main disturbances in Nablus, Jenin, Hebron, Bethlehem, Tulkarem and the...

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90-year-old Shimon Peres left office Thursday as the ninth president of the State of Israel capping a remarkable seventy year career in public service. In his farewell speech before the Knesset, Peres began: I came to thank you for the privilege you granted me to serve our country and its people...

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The nineteenth day of Operation Protective Edge and the eighth day of the ground war have now concluded. Two more soldiers died. Cpt. Liad Lavi, 22 & Chief Warrant Officer Rami Chalon, 39, both injured in battle, died of their wounds today. May their memory be blessed. — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson)...

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The eighteenth day of Operation Protective Edge is over, as is the first week of ground operations. A 12-hour ceasefire was just announced. Israel and Hamas agree to 12-hour Gaza truce on Saturday brokered by US secretary of state, reports say http://t.co/f6EsF8k5iR — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 25, 2014...

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The Jerusalem Post on Thursday conveyed updates from top Israeli officials, including from the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, indicating that Hamas was continuing to rebuff Western and especially American efforts aimed at securing an immediate ceasefire to ongoing hostilities between Jerusalem and the Palestinian terror group: “Hamas has demands...

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