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Fast Forward Israel Defense Forces Destroys Homes Of Palestinians Suspected of Killing Teens
Israeli troops on Monday demolished the homes of two Palestinians it suspects of the abduction and killing of three Israeli teenagers in the occupied West Bank in June, the army said. The homes of Hussam Kawasme and Amar Abu Aysha were destroyed before dawn and the house of a third suspect, Marwan Kawasme, was sealed…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Unfazed by Hamas Warnings in Gaza Truce Talks
(Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday any deal on Gaza’s future had to meet Israel’s security needs, warning Hamas it faced “harsh strikes” if it resumed firing into the Jewish state. With a five-day ceasefire due to expire late on Monday, negotiators returned after consultations to Cairo to seek an end to five…
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Fast Forward As War Winds Down, Doctors Heal Damaged Minds Amidst Gaza Destruction
In a ward at Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital, child therapist Rabeea Hamouda is trying to elicit a response from two small brothers, Omar and Mohammed, aged three and 18 months, hoping for some words or perhaps a smile. For seven straight minutes the children, peppered with burns and shrapnel wounds sustained in Israeli shelling that…
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Fast Forward Hamas Accuses Israel of Cross-Border Shooting, In Violation of Truce
The Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza accused Israel on Friday of a cross-border shooting in violation of a truce that has largely held since getting off to a shaky start on Thursday. An Israeli military spokeswoman said: “We have no knowledge of such an incident.” The Palestinian ministry in the coastal territory dominated by Hamas…
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Opinion Better The Enemy You Know — Gaza’s Other Terror Groups
Getty Images (JTA) — After four weeks of a punishing Israel air and ground campaign that left nearly 2,000 dead and much of Gaza in ruins, Hamas has lived to see another day. For Israel, that might not be the worst thing. That’s because for all of Hamas’ violent extremism, it also governs a territory, maintains…
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Fast Forward 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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Fast Forward 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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