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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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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Recent videos show a stark contrast between the values embraced by Hamas and those embraced by Israel. A video published last week by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) shows Hamas leader Mohammed Deif promoting death as a value favored by Hamas. PMW recorded Deif’s statement, “”Today you [Israelis] are fighting divine...

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Reuters reported today that Israel has accepted an extension of the current 72-hour ceasefire, now in middle of its third day, but Hamas has refused any extension, threatening to renew hostilities as soon as the ceasefire expires. According to Reuters: An Israeli official said late on Wednesday that Israel “has expressed...

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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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Senior Iranian officials including a top aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday boasted that Tehran had supplied Hamas with military aid to use against Israel. The comments, conveyed by the officials on Arabic-language television, are the latest in a series of provocative comments from Iranian officials, who...

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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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