Thursday, July 24, 2014

News Updates From Israel Wed. July 23

Gaza death toll hits 687; three more Israeli soldiers die - Gaza fighting raged on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said efforts to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas had made some progress. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


US Pushes For Truce In Israel As Battle In Gaza Continues - CBS 2's Don Dahler has more on the diplomatic efforts to end the violence and the toll it is taking on civilians. Update: The FAA lifts flight restrictions for Ben-Gurion International Airport.


Warning Call to Wafa Hospital Before IDF Targets Site -Hamas has turned Wafa Hospital into a command center and a rocket-launching site. Hamas has fired at Israel and at IDF forces from the hospital. As a result, the IDF repeatedly conveyed warnings to the hospital staff and urged civilians to leave the area. Hamas continued firing from the hospital. In response, the IDF targeted specific sites and terrorists within the hospital grounds. Secondary explosions can be seen, confirming IDF intelligence about the site. July 21-23, 2014.




IDF Tank Corps Moving into Gaza - As a part of Operation Protective Edge, the IDF Tank Corps entered the Gaza Strip as part of the IDF's effort to eliminate the threat of Hamas' tunnel network, which is used to kidnap and perpetuate attack against Israeli civilians.


Israel keeps up Gaza assault; diplomats seek ceasefire - Israeli forces pound multiple sites across the Gaza Strip and says it's meeting stiff resistance from Hamas Islamists, as diplomats try to end the bloodshed. Sarah Toms reports.


Can Israel and Hamas co-exist? - Paula Hancoks reports on the ongoing Israel and Hamas conflict, evaluating whether the two can peacefully co-exist.


Israel action in Gaza 'could be war crimes' says UN's Navi Pillay - BBC News - Israel's military actions in Gaza "could amount to war crimes" according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.


John Kerry Visits Middle East In Search Of Cease-Fire | NBC News - Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Middle East trying to hammer out a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas as the fighting continues. NBC News' Tracie Potts reports.



Israeli Airstrike Hits Residential Building in Gaza | NBC News - An air attack razes central Gaza City's Salaam Tower and kills at least 11 people, including some children.


Moments Israeli Soldiers Sing and Dance Before Gaza Entry


Children of Gush Katif Daven by the Kotel as Their Brothers in IDF Return to Gaza to Fight - Ten years after they were expelled from their homes as small children, former residents of Gush Katif daven by the Kotel as their older brothers return to the sites of their destroyed homes in Gaza while fighting for the State of Israel in the IDF.


\Turkish PM responds to Israel - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacts to the Israeli President's claim that Qatar is funding terrorism.



Secretary of State John Kerry meeting with President Shimon Peres, Jerusalem, July 23, 2014.



Mir Yeshiva Bachurim Make Tzitzis for IDF Soldiers in Gaza During Bein HaSedarim



Delivering Tzitzis to soldiers at the Gaza border.


U.S. defends decision to ban flights to Israel - The State Department says U.S. assessments show Hamas has rockets that can reach Israel's Ben Gurion airport, but their accuracy is still being determined.


"Even Today - Ben Gurion is the Safest Airport"



חשיפת פיר מנהרת טרור ע"י כוחות חי"ר



Funeral of IDF Soldier Max Steinberg - ens of thousands of people turned out in Jerusalem on Wednesday to mourn an American who died fighting in the Gaza Strip after volunteering to join Israel's military. Originally from California’s San Fernando Valley, Max Steinberg was among thousands of so-called "lone soldiers" who leave their lives behind to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. The 24-year-old was the second American to die in the Gaza conflict. A funeral for Nissim Sean Carmeli, 21, from South Padre Island, Texas, drew thousands in the Israeli port town of Haifa on Monday after a Facebook campaign called for people to attend.



The xtremr libiral and ant Israle RT - Gaza: Medics caught in murderous crossfire - The IDF operation enters its third week & the number of Palestinians killed has risen to 633. Gaza paramedics are working in extremely difficult conditions, as Israeli airstrikes and shelling become more intense. Harry Fear reports from Gaza.



Secretary of State Kerry's arrival at Ben Gurion Airport during operation Defensive Edge



Palestinian and Israeli security forces clash with Palestinian youths - Palestinian security forces in Hebron scuffle with Palestinian youths, attempting to stop the latter from clashing with Israeli riot police and military forces in Bethlehem.


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