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Breaking News Gaza Rocket Attack On Ashkelon Prompts IDF Response
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel’s military targeted two Hamas positions in the northern Gaza Strip hours after two rockets were fired from Gaza at southern Israel. One of the rockets fired on Saturday landed near the southern Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon and the second appeared to fall in Gazan territory. The launches triggered the Code…
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Fast Forward Yehuda Glick: Israel Owes Apology For 2009 Gaza Sisters Death
A parliament member of Israel’s ruling Likud party who survived a 2014 assassination attempt by a Palestinian is calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to apologize for the death of three Palestinian sisters in one of the most high profile incidents of Israel’s 2009 war with Gaza. The father of the sisters, Izzeldin Abuelaish,…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Air Force Strikes 2 Gaza Targets After Rocket Fire
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Air Force targeted two Hamas positions in the northern Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired from Gaza at southern Israel. The Hamas targets were hit overnight Thursday after a rocket fired from Gaza struck in an open area of the Sdot Negev Regional Council, located in southern Israel near…
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Fast Forward Gaza Tailor Sews Up Niche Making Yarmulkes For Observant Israelis
It’s not easy doing business from Gaza but tailor Mohammad Abu Shanab has found a demand he can supply — his sewing factory is churning out religious skull caps, for devout Jewish men. Since Israel resumed importing clothing from Gaza in 2015, Abu Shanab has renewed commercial contacts to sell merchandise to neighboring Israel. With…
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Fast Forward Why Is Hamas Recognizing Palestine On The 67 Borders?
In what could signal a major change, Hamas appears to be prepared to accept a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, but will still refuse to recognize Israel. Previously, Hamas rejected Israel’s presence in historic Palestine, saying in its 1988 charter that there would be “no end” to conflict with Israel. According to a report…
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Breaking News Israel Defuses Explosives Near Gaza Border
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli troops defused two explosives found near the security fence on the border with Gaza. The devices discovered on Tuesday “were planted in order to attack IDF troops on the border,” the Israel Defense Forces spokesman said. No one was injured in the incident. Earlier Tuesday, Palestinian media reported that Israeli troops and…
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Israel News A Gaza Doctor Beloved By Jews And Arabs Is About To Take The IDF To Court For Killing His Daughters
He was the beloved doctor of both Palestinians and Israeli Jews, the one who brought their children into the world. Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, the Gaza-based Palestinian obstetrician and gynecologist who was the first Palestinian physician from the occupied territories to receive an appointment at an Israeli hospital, still believes passionately in peace and co-existence between…
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Breaking News Ashkelon Beach Struck By Rocket From Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rocket fired from Gaza exploded on the beach in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The rocket fired late Wednesday night is the at least fifth in the last month and the second this week, including several claimed by an ISIS-backed group operating in the Sinai Peninsula. The Code Red alarm did not…
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