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Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
jpost.com — Hamas on Monday raided some 100 aid trucks that Israel had allowed into Gaza, stole their contents... and sold them to the highest bidders. The IDF said that since terminal activity is coordinated with UNRWA and the Red Cross, Israel could do nothing to ... (more) Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
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csis.org — Synopsis: The Israeli-Hamas War, and there is little else that it can be called, has now lasted... two weeks. Israeli jets have flown some 800 strike sorties, and the IDF has pushed deep into Gaza. Israel also continues to report tactical gains. The IDF ... (more) Publications
IDF likely to expand Gaza op before cease-fire is imposed | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
IDF likely to expand Gaza op before cease-fire is imposed | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com — The IDF will likely expand its operations in the Gaza Strip in the coming days in an... effort to press Egypt to declare its readiness to stop the weapons smuggling from the Sinai Peninsula into Gaza, defense officials said Saturday. The IDF is currently ... (more) IDF likely to expand Gaza op before cease-fire is ...
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Salim Hamden Released, US Military Tribunals Work And Yemeni Justice Doesn't
The Jawa Report — ... and note some of these victims are 10 and 12 year old children. What is the Obamamessiah to do? Not only does Yemen torture its children, but it has been documented to be committing crimes against humanity by withholding food and medicine from the civilian population in the war torn Sa'ada region, while bombing them. Tom Joscelyn of the Long War Journal sent me a breakdown of the remaining Yemeni detainees by "red flags". And the vast majority have three of more indicators. Some of them are bad dudes, and it is not unlikely that they will target the US upon their release. ...

Hamden Released
Armies of Liberation — ... and note some of these victims are 10 and 12 year old children. What is the Obamamessiah to do? Not only does Yemen torture its children, but it has been documented to be committing crimes against humanity by withholding food and medicine from the civilian population in the war torn Sa’ada region, while bombing them. Tom Joscelyn of the Long War Journal sent me a breakdown of the remaining Yemeni detainees by “red flags”. And the vast majority have three of more indicators. Some of them are bad dudes (and some not), and recidivism rates are high for committed jihaddists. ...

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