Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on his security forces to investigate the coup attempt by Hamas that Israel announced it had broken up yesterday. The Time of Israel reports: Abbas indicated the report could severely impact the unity pact signed between Fatah and Hamas in June, saying it represents...

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Today was the forty second day of Operation Protective Edge. The most important speech yet on the Hamas-Israel war, worth watching every minute. The brilliant @COLRICHARDKEMP: http://t.co/j6I6VwaXwz — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) August 18, 2014 Sources have confirmed that the ceasefire that was to expire at midnight has been extended another...

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Hamas was plotting to start a third intifada and overthrow the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank according to information just cleared for public release by the Shin Bet and the IDF–suggesting that concerns of a vast strengthening of Hamas in the weeks leading up to the kidnapping of three...

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Today was the forty first day of Operation Protective Edge Fatah officials claim that as many as 250 members of the group living in Gaza have been arrested by Hamas. One Fatah official, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal against his party members in Gaza, told The...

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Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth late on Monday published extensive details of what is reportedly an all-but-complete agreement – stipulating steps to be taken by Israel, Hamas, Egypt, and the Palestinian Authority (PA) – aimed at bringing an end to the current round of fighting between Hamas and Jerusalem. “Hamas cannot say that it...

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Today was the thirty fifth day of Operation Protective Edge. The Tower today carried a news report originating from a Hebrew-language news site, citing sources in Gaza, that Hamas has executed many of its tunnel diggers in recent weeks to hinder Israel’s efforts to find the tunnels. The report gives insight...

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Day 31 of Operation Protective Edge is over. As the third day of  the 72-hour Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire progresses, Israel has signaled a willingness to extend the ceasefire again, while Hamas is threatening to resume firing at Israel once the current ceasefire expires. One of Hamas’ demands is that Israel lift its blockade of Gaza, which...

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Today was the twenty-eighth day of Operation Protective Edge and the seventeenth day of ground operations in Gaza. RT @IdoAharoni: How to meet Hamas halfway? Maybe Israel only exists Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays? – Amos Oz http://t.co/4J0ysYAnd5 — Israel in New York (@IsraelinNewYork) August 4, 2014 In The Tower today,...

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Citing the destruction of the last known terror tunnels, Israeli sources said that both the Israeli government and Hamas had agreed to an Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire. Ynet reports: Political sources in Jerusalem said Monday night: “Israel supports the Egyptian initative, Israel wanted a ceasefire without preconditions; today the tunnel demolition was completed.” The...

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Today was the twenty-first day of Operation Protective Edge and the tenth day of ground operations in Gaza. Staff Sgt. Moshe Davino, 20, from Jerusalem, was killed today in combat in the southern Gaza Strip. May his memory be blessed. — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) July 28, 2014 A soldier identified as...

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