Today was the forty sixth day of Operation Protective Edge.
On average, since Hamas broke the latest ceasefire there has been a rocket fired at Israel from Gaza every 10 minutes.
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) August 22, 2014
The Tower today covered the appeal of Shurat Hadin – Israel Law Center to United States Attorney General Eric Holder to demand that Turkey extradite Hamas commander, Saleh al-Arouri, to the United States for prosecution for his role in the kidnapping and murder of American citizen, Naftali Fraenkel. Fraenkel, along with Eyal Yifrach and Gil-ad Shaar were kidnapped in June by members of Hamas. This week al-Arouri took credit for the kidnapping in recorded remarks at a conference in Turkey.
Journalistically curious:Will foreign reporters ask @ChrisGunness re Israel's claim Hamas fired rocket from UNRWA school murdered 4 year old
— Benjamin Weinthal (@BenWeinthal) August 22, 2014
Israel21C told of plans of the Fattal hotel chain to open a resort hotel in Ashdod. CEO David Fattal told Globes, ” “We believe in Israeli tourism and we will continue to invest here and bring tourists from Israel and abroad to the southern region. Ashdod has one of the most beautiful coastal strips in Israel and in a time of peace can become, like Ashkelon, the southern Riviera.”
Reports: mortar that killed 4 years old Daniel was launched from an UNRWA facility. ICC for @ChrisGunness #ICC4UNRWA pic.twitter.com/uXfOtuxrRW
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) August 22, 2014
Earlier today it was reported that a mortar round fired from Gaza killed a four year old boy in Nahal Oz. Later it was reported that the source of the fatal round was near a school. Overall over 130 rockets were fired into Israel today.
The successful (and one uncertain) assassination attempts of top Hamas commanders this week “inevitably erode those groups’ command and control capabilities, as top figures become suspicious of each other and scale back their electronic communications.”
This –> RT @yossi_melman: Dead or alive Deif assassination attempt victory for Israel, unprecedented intel http://t.co/GQksDEddRv
— Omri Ceren (@cerenomri) August 22, 2014
Hamas executed 18 people – including seven outside a mosque – on the suspicion that they helped Israel. The victims were said to have “been subject to a ‘ruling of revolutionary justice.’”
If the Arabs put down their weapons, there will be no more war. If Israel puts down her weapons, there will be no more Israel.
— Rabbi Kenneth Cohen (@RabbiKenCohen) August 22, 2014
Israel21C reports that researchers from Hebrew University led by Prof. Amos Frumkin have discovered the deepest cave in Israel. The newly discovered cave “[reached] a depth of 187 meters below ground” and is located near the border with Lebanon.
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