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Fast Forward War-Weary Gaza Cheers Report of Soldier’s Capture
Residents of the Gaza Strip, mostly house-bound and fearful after 13 days of Israeli bombardment, lit fireworks and chanted “God is great!” into the early morning darkness on Monday after Hamas said it had captured an Israeli soldier. Abu Ubaida, the masked and camouflaged spokesman of the Palestinian Islamist militant group’s armed wing, announced that…
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Fast Forward French Interior Minister Slams ‘Anti-Semitic’ Violence at Anti-Israel Protest
France’s interior minister promised on Monday to crack down on anti-Semitism after violence marred pro-Palestinian rallies in and around Paris to protest against Israel’s role in the two-week-old Middle East conflict. France has both the largest Jewish and Muslim populations in Europe and flare-ups of violence in the Middle East often add to tensions between…
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Fast Forward 2 Slain Israeli Soldiers Were U.S. Citizens
Two American men were among the 13 Israeli soldiers killed in the conflict in Gaza on Sunday, the U.S. State Department said, the bloodiest day of the conflict, in which about 100 Palestinians were also killed. Max Steinberg, a native of California’s San Fernando Valley, was a sniper in the Golani Brigade of the Israel…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Caught on Open Microphone Criticizing Israel’s Gaza Attacks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was overheard on Sunday expressing what appeared to be pointed concern over the deaths of civilians during an Israeli offensive in Gaza. In a conversation caught on an open microphone before an interview, Kerry made what seemed to be a sarcastic remark about Israel’s insistence it was doing its…
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Fast Forward Obama Expresses ‘Serious Concern’ About Growing Casualties in Gaza
U.S. President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that he has serious concerns about the rising number of casualties from clashes between Israel and the Palestinians. Obama spoke by telephone to Netanyahu for the second time in three days. He told him Israel has the right to defend itself and he…
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Fast Forward 13 Israeli Soldiers Killed by Hamas Militants in Gaza
Israel’s military said 13 soldiers were killed in a series of attacks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the heaviest Israeli death toll in a single day of battle in years. Hamas militants said they had ambushed Israeli troops and detonated explosives around their vehicle in the Palestinian territory. Other Islamist militants said they had…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Insists Israel Doesn’t ‘Seek’ Gaza Civilian Casualties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will take “whatever action is necessary” to halt Hamas cross-border rocket attacks from Gaza and restore calm but insisted his forces were doing their utmost to avoid civilian casualties there. “We try to target military targets and unfortunately there are civilian casualties which we regret…
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Fast Forward Israel Takes Extension of Iran Nuclear Talks in Stride
Israel responded skeptically to the extension of Iranian nuclear talks with world powers on Saturday, saying it saw no cause for the optimism voiced by some Western diplomats about prospects for an accord. After failing to meet a July 20 deadline for a deal, international negotiators agreed to allow four more months for their high-stakes…
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