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Breaking: IED explodes on Gaza border fence near Kissufim crossing
Israel Matzav —
Breaking: IED explodes on Gaza border fence near Kissufim crossing [image] An IDF patrol along the Gaza border fence near the Kissufim crossing (see map) was apparently attacked with an IED. There were no injuries. Israel Radio reports that the IDF responded with tank and artillery fire and a 'Palestinian' farmer was killed. Here's more from the JPost. Palestinians reported that an exchange of fire erupted between troops and Gaza gunmen following the incident near the Kissufim crossing. ... It marks the first clash between troops and Gaza gunmen since the IDF completed its withdrawal from Gaza on Wednesday. However, it wasn't the first time Palestinians had launched ...
Impeccable timing
Daimnation! —
... Vieira about his perspective on the Middle East conflict, and his new book, "We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land."
According to the former president, Hamas never deviated from their commitments as per the ceasefire agreement. He said that, during his meetings with Hamas leaders in Damascus and Gaza, he was promised that Hamas would honor agreements between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israel, as long as they were supported by public referendum.
Today:
An IDF non-commissioned officer was killed on Tuesday morning when a ...
This Is the Hamas I Expected; Hamas Attacks Again
A Blog For All —
... (reported prior to today's events). He couldn't be more hopelessly wrong. He's been proven wrong yet again. A roadside bomb blew up near an Israeli patrol, and an Israeli soldier was killed and several others wounded . Following the incident, the IDF fired at several targets inside Gaza and IDF soldiers briefly crossed the border in search of the attackers. IAF helicopters hovered in the air firing machine gun bursts, Palestinian witnesses said. An IAF jet set off a loud sonic boom over Gaza City not long afterward, possibly as a warning. Palestinians reported that several ...
IAF attacks weapons tunnels in Philadelphi corridor
Israel Matzav —
IAF attacks weapons tunnels in Philadelphi corridor [image] Hours before the arrival of Obama envoy George Mitchell, Israel attacked Hamas weapons tunnels along the Philadelphi corridor in retaliation for Tuesday's terror attack near the Kisufim crossing point in which an IDF soldier was killed and three were wounded. There were no reports of injuries, but hundreds of people fled the area . I guess the 'Palestinians' are learning. The IDF Spokesman confirmed the strikes in an announcement, saying they were in response to the bomb attack against a military patrol along the border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning in which one warrant officer was killed ...
