New York Times | Israel Agrees to Pause in Assault on Gaza as Cease-Fire Deal Is Pursued New York Times JERUSALEM — Israel agreed to halt its military offensive in Gaza for 12 hours starting Saturday morning amid intense international efforts to seal a broader cease-fire deal and a new explosion of violence in the West Bank, where at least six ... Israel and Hamas announce brief humanitarian cease-fire for Saturday Israel and Hamas agree to a 12-hour cease-fire Israel rejects US truce proposal for Gaza |
Fox News | Could Israeli high-tech tackle Hamas' terror tunnels? Fox News Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system has been highly visible protecting its airspace during Operation Protective Edge. But exactly how the military is locating Hamas' labyrinth of underground tunnels between Israel and Gaza – and whether it is ... |
Slate Magazine (blog) | Israel calls Brazil a 'diplomatic dwarf' – and then brings up World Cup ... Washington Post (blog) In a statement on Wednesday, Brazil condemned what it said was a "disproportionate use of force" by Israel in its Gaza Strip offensive by pulling out its ambassador from Tel Aviv for "consultation." The country is the second country to recall its ... Israel Spokesperson Taunts Brazil Over World Cup Loss After Brazil Criticizes ... Brazil to Israel: We are not dwarves Brazil Slams Israeli Action; Israel Responds with Shot at World Cup Defeat |
Fox News | Israel kills senior militant leader in airstrike Fox News JERUSALEM – Israeli aircraft struck 30 houses in the Gaza Strip early Friday, killing a leader of the militant Islamic Jihad group and two of his sons, as Israel's Security Cabinet was to meet later in the day to decide whether to expand its operation ... |
USA TODAY | Reports: 'Extremely short' cease-fire in Gaza USA TODAY "Israel has agreed to a 12-hour ceasefire from 07:00 am Saturday," said a U.S. official traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry, according to Yahoo! News. Kerry was leaving Cairo without securing a longer cease-fire deal between Israel and ... Israel, Hamas agree to 12-hour cease fire |
Wall Street Journal | West Bank Protests Grow as Israel, Hamas Fighting in Gaza Rages Wall Street Journal Hundreds of Palestinians in the West Bank protested Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip on Friday, as an 18th day of fighting in the coastal territory claimed the life of an Israeli soldier, an Islamic Jihad official and more Palestinian ... |
CBS Local | Turkish Prime Minister: Israel Has 'Surpassed What Hitler Did To Them' CBS Local Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ridiculed Israel's ground invasion of Gaza, accusing the Israeli government of “barbarism that surpasses Hitler.” (Photo credit should read Martijn Beekman/AFP/Getty Images) ... Turkish PM: Israel Has 'Surpassed' Hitler, Is a 'Terrorist State' Turkey Can Teach Israel How to End Terror Turkish PM Erdogan to CNN: "Israel is a terror state." |
Israel refuses invitation to commit suicide, snubs the irrelevant Kerry Washington Post (blog) Surely Secretary of State John Kerry knows of the extensive labyrinth of tunnels in Gaza. Surely he knows that far beyond the rockets these pose a mortal threat to Israel that no country would accept. And surely he knows that the Israeli military is ... |
Fox News | Israel says soldier Hamas claimed was captured in Gaza confirmed dead Fox News The Israeli military says an Israeli soldier Hamas claimed to have captured in the Gaza Strip earlier this week was actually killed in battle. Hamas spokesman Mushir al-Masri claimed Sunday that Islamic militants were holding Sgt. Oron Shaul and showed ... Flights to and From Israel Can Resume, Regulators Say FAA Lifts Its Ban on Flights to Israel Bloomberg Has Strong Words For FAA Amid Ban On US Flights To Israel |
Voice of America | US Official: Israel Declares 12 Hour Cease-Fire in Gaza Saturday Voice of America A U.S. official says Israel has declared a 12-hour long cease-fire in Gaza for Saturday. The pause in fighting would take effect 7:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT). The announcement comes after U.S. Secretary of State told reporters in Cairo that he ... |