Gaza 2014

[gotsnowgotslush]

Aug. 1, 2014

The Israeli military said Sunday that an Israeli soldier it previously believed had been captured by Hamas fighters in a Gaza ambush had in fact been killed in battle that day.

The soldier's purported capture Friday had helped shatter an internationally brokered cease-fire, drawn global condemnation and triggered a military assault on the area of his disappearance in southern Gaza that left dozens of Palestinians dead and scores of homes destroyed.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/aug/01/israel-bombards-gaza-as-it-searches-for-soldier/

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

August 3, 2014

2014/08/03

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel withdrew most of its ground troops from the Gaza Strip on Sunday in an apparent winding down of the nearly monthlong operation against Hamas that has left more than 1,800 Palestinians and 60 Israelis dead.

Even as Israel said it was close to completing its mission, heavy fighting raged in parts of Gaza, with at least 10 people killed in what U.N. and Palestinian officials said was an Israeli airstrike near a U.N. shelter. The United States lashed out at Israel, saying it was ‘‘appalled’’ by the ‘‘disgraceful’’ attack.

Also Sunday, the Israeli military said it found three motorcycles in one of the tunnels leading to Israel. It said the vehicles were meant to facilitate an attack against Israelis and help militants get around more quickly.

Israeli officials said the military would reduce its ground activities in Gaza but would respond to continued attacks from Gaza with airstrikes.

‘‘It’s not a withdrawal,’’ Israeli Cabinet minister Amir Peretz told Channel 10 TV. ‘‘It’s setting up a new line that is a more controlled line with the air force doing its work.’’

In Gaza, Hamas officials said they would not halt the rocket fire without an end to an Israeli blockade of the territory that has devastated the local economy. Israel imposed the blockade in 2007, saying the measures are needed to keep Hamas from arming.

‘‘If Israel stops unilaterally, Hamas will declare victory and will not grant any security or truce to Israel,’’ said one senior official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was discussing internal Hamas deliberations. ‘‘In this case, we are going to live under a war of attrition until a political solution is found.’’

In Cairo, Egyptian and Palestinian negotiators held talks over a potential cease-fire. After accusing Hamas of repeatedly violating humanitarian cease-fire arrangements, Israel said it would not attend the talks and there was ‘‘no point’’ in negotiating with the militant group.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military death toll rose to 64 after Israel announced that Hadar Goldin, a 23-year-old infantry lieutenant feared captured in Gaza, was actually killed in battle. Some 15,000 people attended his funeral Sunday.

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon revealed on his Facebook page Sunday that he is a distant relative of Goldin and had known him his whole life. The information was previously kept under wraps while Goldin was feared abducted.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/wor...ficial-says/VCgyz8XDwcRkMUFscPZbZK/story.html

2014/08/02/

JERUSALEM — Israel will continue its military campaign in the Gaza Strip as long as necessary to stop Hamas attacks on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday evening, while suggesting a deescalation of the ground war in Gaza may be near.

Separately, on Sunday morning, the Israeli military said an officer who had been thought to be captured by Palestinian militants during a deadly clash Friday morning that shattered a planned 72-hour cease-fire was now considered to have been killed in battle.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/wor...ration-gaza/VHb7UBncIt2Lnl5czgTErL/story.html

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

August 2, 2014

Rumor circulates, about a phone call between US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu- The phone call was rumored to concern the breakdown of the short-lived UN- and US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Was the phone call recorded ? Can anyone publicly confirm what was said ? Are there any sources, that can be quoted ?

So many intelligence agencies, are spying on so many people! Not one spokesperson is able to speak up, and confirm or deny ?

 

[NeverEndingMe]

simple solution, nuke gaza

 

[Amberchgo]

August 2, 2014



Was the phone call recorded ? Can anyone publicly confirm what was said ? Are there any sources, that can be quoted ?
?

Are you losing sleep over this? Try Lunesta.

 

[Beco]

Are you losing sleep over this? Try Lunesta.

Isn't that for restless leg syndrome?