The Guardian | Cease-Fire Extended, but Not on Hamas's Terms New York Times JERUSALEM — After 50 days of fighting that took some 2,200 lives, leveled large areas of the Gaza Strip and paralyzed Israel's south for the summer, Israeli and Palestinian leaders reached an open-ended cease-fire agreement on Tuesday that promised ... Israel, Hamas reach cease-fire deal brokered by Egypt Gaza ceasefire: Israel and Palestinians agree to halt weeks of fighting Israel, Hamas Agree To Open-Ended Cease Fire In Gaza |
CNN | Search intensifies for New Jersey man missing in Israel CNN (CNN) -- Israeli police have stepped up their search for a New Jersey man who went missing while hiking in a forest outside Jerusalem. Aaron Sofer was reported missing on Friday by a friend who he was hiking with in the Jerusalem Forest, Israeli Police ... Search Continues For New Jersey Yeshiva Student Missing In Israel Family of NJ Student Missing in Israel Wants Search to Intensify "Grave Concern" for New Jersey Student, 23, Who Vanished in Israeli Forest |
Fox News | Photos of ISIS flag at key sites send chill through Israel Fox News HAIFA, Israel – The chilling black flag of the Islamic State is popping up on social media in Israel, including one image of the terror banner snapped against the backdrop of the nation's holiest site -- prompting fears the ultra-violent jihadist group ... Isis Developing 'Sophisticated Drones to Launch Attacks on Israel and US' |
New York Times | New Palestinian Town in West Bank Awaits Israel's Approval for Water New York Times While Israeli officials say the water issue will be resolved soon, possibly within a week, Rawabi has already turned from a symbol of Palestinian entrepreneurship and state building into a cautionary tale of the perils of investing in the Israeli ... |
With cease-fire in place, difficult talks lie ahead for Israel, Hamas Los Angeles Times An agreement bringing a long-term halt to hostilities between Israel and Hamas may be only the first step in stopping what has been the longest, deadliest and most destructive of three wars the two sides have fought in the last six years in the Gaza Strip. |
Palestinian joy as Israel agrees Gaza truce Aljazeera.com Ofir Gendelman, the Israeli prime minister's spokesman for the Arab world, said operations in Gaza were a victory for Israel. "Hamas gave in and accepted the same Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire it rejected until now. The reason for the change... air ... |
USA TODAY | Israel, Hamas agree to Egypt-brokered cease-fire USA TODAY GAZA CITY — Gaza residents took to the streets in celebration Tuesday as Israel and Hamas agreed to an Egyptian-brokered, open-ended cease-fire ending seven weeks of conflict that killed more than 2,200 people, mainly Palestinians. "Finally we will ... |
NPR (blog) | Hamas, Israel Reach Long-Term Cease-Fire Deal NPR (blog) After seven weeks of intense fighting that's killed more than 2,000 people, Hamas and Israel have announced a long-term cease-fire deal. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas made the announcement in Ramallah on Tuesday, saying both sides ... |
The Guardian | Israel bombs two Gaza City tower blocks The Guardian The Israeli military said it targeted sites linked to militants on Tuesday, but made no specific reference to the two buildings. Israel alleges Hamas often operates from civilian locations. The military has not said why it has begun collapsing large ... |
Israel and Hamas appear to have run out of ideas, but not bombs Washington Post JERUSALEM — After 49 days of war, the armies of Israel and Hamas appear to have run out of new ideas — but not bombs. They are now slugging it out in a lopsided war of attrition. As rumors fly that another cease-fire could be imminent, Hamas and ... |