Daily Beast | As Hamas rockets fly, Israel moves toward ground invasion of Gaza Strip Washington Post JERUSALEM — Israel prepared Friday for a possible ground invasion of the Gaza Strip as Hamas militants continued to lob rockets into Israel, and one of them landed near Jerusalem for the first time since 1970. The rocket strikes outside Jerusalem and ... As Battlefield Changes, Israel Takes Tougher Approach Israel authorizes more reservists after rockets target cities ANALYSIS: Why the Israel - Hamas conflict now? |
Haaretz | Israel's Iron Dome Defense System Battles Hamas Rockets Bloomberg The Israeli military action known as Operation Pillar of Defense is proving to be the biggest test of the U.S.-funded Iron Dome. By an Israel Defense Forces count, Hamas has fired about 550 rockets into Israel since Nov. 14. While it doesn't say how ... What is Iron Dome? How Israel's 'Iron Dome' intercepts incoming rockets in Gaza conflict RPT-Israel's Barak seeks 3 more Iron Dome rocket interceptors |
Zap2it.com (blog) | Kim Kardashian slammed over pro-Israel tweet, deletes it Fox News On Friday morning Kim Kardashian sent out a supportive Israel tweet, declaring to her almost 17 million followers that she was “Praying for everyone in Israel.” What she probably wasn't anticipating was the violent backlash, including death wishes ... Kim Kardashian deletes Israel tweets and issues apology Kim Kardashian Receives Death Threats After Tweeting About Israel |
CBS News | Israel takes steps pointing to ground incursion into Gaza Strip CBS News Pizzey reports that as dawn broke in the Israeli town of Sderot, on the Gaza border, the extent of the force massed along the frontier made it clear Israel was preparing for a ground fight -- 16,000 Israeli reservists were called up on Thursday. The ... |
Israel, Hamas Fight Gaza Conflict Online Voice of America Israel announced the start of military operations against Hamas not in a televised speech or a press release, but on Twitter, where Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Avital Leibovitch tweeted: #Breaking : the #IDF started an operation against ... |
ABC News | Israel's Netanyahu comes in for criticism in wake of US presidential election Washington Post JERUSALEM — The reelection of President Obama has left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly vulnerable as Israel's own national election campaign begins to gather steam. A strong favorite to win the Jan. 22 vote, Netanyahu is coming ... Israel Minister: Iran Slowed Down Enrichment Push Israeli Left Mocks 'Bibi's Bet on Romney' Did the Israeli military defy PM Netanyahu? |
Sydney Morning Herald | Israel and Gaza count the cost as rockets fly Sydney Morning Herald Minutes later he arrived at the smoking ruins of his two-storey home in Zeitoun, close to the northern border with Israel, to find his wife, children and sister-in-law missing. ''People were telling me everything was OK. I said, 'Show them to me, show ... |
New York Times | Suspected Collaborator With Israel Killed on Gaza Street New York Times GAZA — Masked gunmen in Gaza killed a man here on Friday as a suspected collaborator with Israel on the third day of its deadly aerial bombardments, shooting him multiple times and leaving his body beneath a billboard featuring a Hamas fighter holding ... |
BBC News | Israel warns foreign leaders, Palestine over UN bid Salon Israeli diplomats have put foreign leaders on notice that their country will consider its historic peace accords with the Palestinians null and void if they ask the United Nations for a state, according to a document obtained Wednesday by The ... Israel ministry paper proposes 'toppling' Abbas over UN bid |
Voice of America | Israel, Gaza Continue Rocket Exchanges as Israel Readies Ground Forces Voice of America Israel's Iron Dome missile interception system continued to fire away on Friday, destroying more than 130 rockets. But Israeli Defense Forces [IDF] said more than 330 rockets from Gaza have landed in Israel since Wednesday. Israel also has been massing ... |