Israel calls on region to rebuild, disarm Gaza
Times Of India : IN : Israel's finance minister says his country and other regional powers should work together to rebuild the Gaza Strip and disarm Hamas militants that rule the territory.
View ArticleIsraeli bombs on one side, Hamas on the other
Ynetnews : IL : FEATURE: Iman's house has bomb damage, Rania returns to Israel only for the money, Hada wants to leave and never return; some of the hundreds of Israelis living in Gaza tell their stories.
View ArticleLapid: Diplomacy, demilitarization of Gaza only way forward
Ynetnews : IL : Lapid reiterates need to disarm Hamas, says Israel must work reinforce PA and must lead international summit on Gaza amid ISIS incursion in Iraq: The threat of terror is a common threat...
View ArticleIsraeli fire on Gaza town raises war crimes claim
The Daily Star : LB : The first of August dawned as a day of promise for the Mahmoum clan and thousands of other Palestinians stuck in U.N. shelters in Rafah – thanks to a cease-fire they could go home...
View ArticleIsrael makes biggest land grab in 30 years near Bethlehem
The Daily Star : LB : Israel announced Sunday a land appropriation in the occupied West Bank that an anti-settlement group termed the biggest in 30 years and a Palestinian official said would cause...
View ArticleRebuilding Gaza will take 20 years, group says
The Daily Star : LB : An international organization involved in assessing post-conflict reconstruction says it will take 20 years under current levels of restrictions to rebuild the Gaza Strip's...
View ArticleDid Israel commit war crimes in Rafah?
Christian Science Monitor : US : Amid fear that Hamas had captured an Israeli soldier, the Israeli military sealed civilians in the Rafah area and began shelling on Aug. 1, 2014. The Israeli military...
View ArticleIsrael's Cabinet approves plan to develop Sderot, Gaza border towns
JTA : US : Israel's Cabinet approved a nearly $364 million plan to develop the southern Israeli city of Sderot and communities on the border with Gaza.
View ArticleIsraeli official calls for int'l summit to disarm, rebuild Gaza
CCTV : CN : Israel's Finance Minister on Sunday called on international leaders to hold a regional summit focused on demilitarizing and reconstructing the Gaza Strip, which was devastated following...
View ArticleGaza war no longer main arena for Iran-Israel tensions
Al-Monitor : EG : The 50-day war in Gaza was about more than a confrontation between Iran and Israel and leaves all the current dynamics between Hamas, Qatar, Israel and Iran unchanged.
View ArticleIsrael calls for regional support to disarm, rebuild Gaza
TwoCircles.net : IN : Jerusalem : Israel's finance minister Sunday called on international leaders to hold a regional summit focused on demilitarising and reconstructing the devastated Gaza Strip....
View ArticleIsrael appropriates large tracts of West Bank land
France24 : FR : Israel announced on Sunday a land appropriation in the occupied West Bank that an anti-settlement group termed the biggest in 30 years and a Palestinian official said would cause only...
View ArticleThe Grim Lessons of “Protective Edge”
The American Interest : US : Israel's long-term strategy against Hamas will not bring clear, satisfying victories, but attrition is its only viable option.
View ArticleHamas' popularity skyrockets after Gaza war
The Daily Star : LB : The popularity of Hamas among Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip spikes significantly following the 50-day war with Israel, according to a new opinion poll.
View ArticleIsrael says Gaza war cost military $2.5 bn
The Daily Star : LB : Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Tuesday that the direct cost of the 50-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip was more than $2.5 billion .
View ArticleEnd of Gaza war 'not peace'
IOL : ZA : Israel and the Palestinians seem to have little appetite for a return to US-sponsored peace and statehood talks that collapsed.
View ArticleIsrael says Gaza war cost military $2.5 bn
Yahoo! News : US : Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Tuesday that the direct cost of the 50-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip was more than $2.5 billion . 'The expenditure on...
View ArticleAttack on Egypt security convoy kills 11 in Sinai
Albawaba : UK : An attack on a convoy of Egyptian security forces kills at least 11 soldiers in the restive Sinai Peninsula, according to local security and medical sources. Two soldiers were killed...
View ArticleIsrael violates truce with warships firing on fisherman off Gaza coast
Albawaba : UK : Israeli forces opened fire at fishermen off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in apparent violation of the ceasefire agreement reached with Palestinian factions a week...
View ArticleGantz: The Gaza war is over, but Hamas may restart the fight
DEBKAFile : IL : IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz warned in a special order of the day, marking the end of Operation Defensive Edge Tuesday, that it was possible that Hamas would start another...
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