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Breaking News Islamic Jihad Says Cease-Fire Agreement Will Be Signed Next Week
A spokesperson for the Islamic Jihad in Gaza said a cease-fire agreement will be signed with Israel next week, though Israeli officials have not confirmed this. Yousef al-Hasayneh told the Ma’an news agency Friday that his group “expects a complete truce agreement to be signed right as the five-day cease-fire ends.” Islamic Jihad fought alongside…
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Breaking News Israeli Human Rights Group No Longer An Alternative to Military Service
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem is no longer eligible for Israeli national service volunteer placements because it has acted “against the state and its soldiers.” In a letter to B’Tselem, the head of the national service program, which coordinates placements for young Israelis doing national civilian service as an alternative to military service, said he…
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Israel News Operation Protective Edge Cuts Away at Bottom Line
When he opened his Jerusalem restaurant last year, former butcher Pini Levi drew national acclaim for his dish of coiled, battered and fried spinal cord served with a fiery hot sauce. But over this summer of war in Gaza, Levi said his German Colony restaurant, Pini’s Kitchen, has taken such a drubbing he may have…
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Breaking News Deep in Underground Tunnels, Mohammed Deif Shapes Hamas’ War With Israel
(Reuters) — Israeli assassination attempts may have left him badly hurt and driven him deep underground, but Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of Hamas’ armed wing in the Gaza Strip, has emerged as a mastermind of the war with Israel. As chief strategist behind a network of tunnels under Israel’s border, Deif caught his powerful enemy…
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Breaking News War Has Been Devastating For Gaza Farmers, Food and Agriculture Organization Says
The conflict in Gaza has caused serious damage to crops, herds and fishing as well as greenhouses and irrigation systems, bringing food production to a halt and sending prices sharply higher, the United Nations food body said on Thursday. The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement that virtually the entire local…
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Breaking News Three Charged With Assault in Pro-Palestinian Calgary Rally Scuffle
Three pro-Palestinian activists were charged with assault stemming from a rally for Gaza in Calgary that turned violent. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists had converged July 18 outside City Hall in the western Canada city when a small group of pro-Israel demonstrators gathered across the street. A series of scuffles broke out and three people were…
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Breaking News American Victims of Terrorism During Second Intifada Suing Jordan’s Arab Bank
American victims of Hamas terror attacks during the second intifada in Israel are suing a Jordanian bank for offering benefits to terrorists. In a trial set to begin Thursday in Brooklyn, 140 plaintiffs injured in two dozen terror attacks from 2001 to 2004 are suing Jordan’s Arab Bank for allegedly funneling money from a Saudi…
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Breaking News Talks Move Forward Between Israel and Palestinians Despite Exchange of Fire
Israel and the Palestinians have given themselves five days to come up with a comprehensive agreement to end the war in Gaza. While that is a welcome extension on past ceasefires, there is still a dangerously long way to go to bridge their differences. After agreeing to Egypt’s proposal to extend the halt in hostilities…
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