Shortly after 8 this morning, as the Egyptian sponsored 72 hour ceasefire expired, Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into Israel, shattering ceasefire efforts and reigniting the month-long conflict. Among the injured on the Israeli side was Dr. Nachmi Paz, director of Sapir College. 42 seconds after end of ceasefire, rocket sirens...

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Day 31 of Operation Protective Edge is over. As the third day of  the 72-hour Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire progresses, Israel has signaled a willingness to extend the ceasefire again, while Hamas is threatening to resume firing at Israel once the current ceasefire expires. One of Hamas’ demands is that Israel lift its blockade of Gaza, which...

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The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) reported Wednesday on the plight of Archbishop Alexios, the “most prominent” Christian clergyman in Gaza. [Alexios’] decision to open his church to 2,000 Muslims escaping the war surprised many of Gaza’s residents. … Alexios and the estimated 1,500 Arab Christians who live in the Gaza Strip...

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The latest complication in the ongoing ceasefire talks in Egypt are intra-Palestinian disagreements. The Associated Press reports: One of the Egyptian security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media, said the Palestinian delegation’s stance had hardened after the arrival in...

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Secretary of State John Kerry told BBC on Tuesday that any moves to “open crossings and get food in and reconstruct and have greater freedom” in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip must be coupled “with a greater responsibility towards Israel, which means giving up rockets.” Jerusalem and the Palestinian terror group...

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The thirtieth day of Operation Protective Edge has concluded. The Tower today covered the discovery by the IDF of a Hamas combat training manual that showed how the terrorist organization uses the IDF’s care in avoiding civilian casualties to its advantage. #Hamas rockets have been discovered at @UNRWA facilities –...

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The Jerusalem bureau chief of The New York Times, Jodi Rudoren, reported on a recent analysis of the known Palestinian fatalities in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge. According to their analasys based on Palestinian Health Ministry figures, only 34 percent of fatalities comprised women, underage children, and the elderly. Of...

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Two mainstream foreign news networks uploaded videos yesterday showing that Hamas fired rockets into Israel near reporters from civilian areas. In one case the launch site is within eyesight of a United Nations facility. France 24 correspondent Gallagher Fenwick was startled last week by a rocket launched only meters away from...

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During Operation Protective Edge the IDF recovered a combat manual describing how Hamas takes advantage of Israel’s care to avoid collateral damage and uses the population as human shields. After explaining that “soldiers and commanders (of the IDF) must limit their use of weapons and tactics that lead to the...

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The 29th day of Operation Protective Edge is over. The Tower today reported on the initial hours of the latest 72 hour ceasefire. One of a last minute barrage of rockets fired towards Israel from Gaza hit a house in the Palestinian town of Beth Sahour. Israel withdrew its remaining ground...

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