Tag: Hamas

Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief

(Reuters) – An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamas’s military leader, Mohammed Deif, the group said, calling it an attempt to assassinate him after a ceasefire collapsed. Palestinians launched more than 180 rockets on Tuesday and Wednesday, mainly at southern Israel, with some intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, the military said. No casualties were reported on the Israeli side. Egypt, which has been trying to broker a […]

Israel destroys Hamas tunnels

The mosque is a site of heavy fighting between Israeli and Hamas militant forces. According to Israeli soldiers, the mosque is one of the safe havens that the Hamas used to attack Israel, serving as an entrance to a tunnel that allows Hamas forces to attack settlements in southern Israel.

Hamas disregards 24 hour ceasefire

 Hamas disregards 24 hour ceasefire description: Hamas disregarded the Palestinian-proposed 24 hour ceasefire, saying that they’ll only consider a ceasefire if there is an accompanying international mediation.

Israel poised for Gaza incursions after truce collapses

(Reuters) – Israel urged the evacuation on Wednesday of several Gaza Strip areas where more than 100,000 people live, threatening ground operations after briefly holding fire under an Egyptian truce proposal that failed to stop Palestinian rocket salvoes. Authorised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet to escalate an eight-day-old offensive, the military said it had sent out evacuation warnings in northeastern Gaza. “Failure to comply will endanger your lives and the lives of your […]

Gaza death toll rises; Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv

BY NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI AND MAAYAN LUBELL (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike on the home of Gaza’s police chief killed 18 people on Saturday, Gaza’s health ministry said, and Hamas fired the largest salvo of rockets yet on Tel Aviv since the start of the Jewish state’s offensive in the Palestinian enclave. The strike on the home of Tayseer Al-Batsh in Gaza City was the deadliest bombing since Israel launched its offensive on Tuesday to […]

Israel claims interception of Gaza-bound Iranian rockets

In a raid on a ship allegedly bound for the Gaza Strip, the Israeli navy has seized rockets it claims to be from Iran. Israel said the weapons were destined for Palestinian militants, adding the evidence was “clear cut.” Israel announced that the raid had taken place early on Wednesday in the Red Sea. The navy intercepted a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Panama and carrying a crew of 17. According to the […]