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Israel:
On Ground Updates
New Israeli
Operation begins, ‘Operation Pillar of Defense’ - Hamas Military Chief Jabari has
been Killed - Long-Range Rockets Destroyed - Infantry Units moved South - Israeli
Reservists now being called up
Original post date:
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
IDF File
Photo
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* YNews.com gets
us started off today with the following report… Israel killed the military commander of Hamas in
an airstrike on the Gaza Strip Wednesday, bringing the two sides to the
brink of a possible new war… The attack came despite signs that Egypt had
managed to broker a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants
after a five day surge of violence which saw more than 100 missiles fired out
of Gaza and repeated Israeli strikes on the enclave…
Read the
rest at link below…
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* The New York Times has this take on the news out of Israel today
and it starts off like this… Israel on
Wednesday launched one of the most ferocious assaults on Gaza since its
invasion four years ago, hitting at least 20 targets in aerial attacks that
killed the top military commander of Hamas, drew strong condemnation from Egypt
and escalated the risks of a new war in the Middle East… The Israelis
coupled the intensity of the airstrikes with warnings to all Hamas leaders in
Gaza to stay out of sight or risk the same fate as the Hamas military
commander, Ahmed al-Jabari, who was killed in a pinpoint airstrike as he was
traveling by car down a Gaza street. “We recommend that no Hamas operatives,
whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days
ahead,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a Twitter message…
Read this
report in full at link below…
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* YNetNews.com had this report Tuesday and it start s off
like this… Egypt's powerful Muslim
Brotherhood sharply criticized Israeli leaders on Tuesday
over airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, accusing them of heating up the
conflict to score political points ahead of elections…
The latest round of violence began Saturday, with rocket attacks from Gaza
militants and Israeli airstrikes on the Strip. More than 100 rockets have
exploded in Israel since the weekend. The exchanges appeared to die
down on Tuesday… Also, Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery
launcher Monday after a mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, fueling
concerns that Israel could be dragged into the Syrian civil war… In its
statement, the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party referred to Israel as a
"Zionist occupier" and a "racist state," placing Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor
Lieberman on the "fringes" of the "far right."…
Read the
rest at link below…
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* The Independent had the following report posted on their
website Tuesday afternoon and it starts off like this… Israel
has threatened to slap sanctions on the Palestinian Authority if the PLO goes
ahead with plans to seek an upgrade in its UN status to “non-member state” but
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas seems determined - not least because he
knows that Israel now considers the Palestinian Authority too crucial to fail… Mr.
Abbas told Arab League ministers meeting in Cairo this week that the
application will be brought to a vote on November 29, the 65th anniversary of
the 1947 UN partition vote that recommended the creation of two states in
Palestine… Israel fears that the Palestinians, bolstered by the diplomatic
victory that seems assured by majority support in the 193-member UN General
Assembly, will use their new status to haul Israel before the International
Criminal Court in The Hague for alleged crimes…
Read this
report in full at link below…
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POST UPDATE:
Thursday, November 15, 2012
.Above Image from IDF file photos
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* CBS News brings
us the following report this Thursday afternoon and it starts off like this… Palestinian militants barraged Israel with more than 200
rockets on Thursday, killing three people as Israel pressed a punishing
campaign of airstrikes on militant targets across the Gaza Strip. Three
rockets targeted the densely populated Tel Aviv area, setting off air raid
sirens in brazen attacks that threatened to trigger an Israeli ground invasion
of Gaza… Late in the day, Israel signaled a ground operation may be imminent as
forces moved toward the border area with Gaza. At least 12 trucks were seen
transporting tanks and armored personnel carriers, and a number of buses
carrying soldiers arrived. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said he had
authorized the army to call-up additional reservists for possible action. The
army said it was prepared to draft up to 30,000 additional troops…
Read this
report in full at link below…
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* REUTERS has
the following report and it starts off like this…
Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip targeted
Tel Aviv on Thursday in the first attack on Israel's commercial capital in 20
years, raising the stakes in a showdown between
Israel and the Palestinians that is moving towards all-out war…
Read the
rest at link below…
[Part of the above report by Reuters went
like this… The conflict, launched by Israel with the killing of Hamas's military chief,
pours oil on the fire of a Middle East already ablaze with two years of
revolution and an out-of-control civil war in Syria. It wasn't started by Israel. Give me a break!!! The Hamas Military Chief had been
bragging, taking credit for the already hundreds of rocket attacks Israel had
been experiencing over the last so many days and was strongly warned to stopped
the attacks. He/they did not, so he/they paid the price. And so will many
others if they keep it up. It’s on them now… Israel is all kinds of ready to lay
down some serious hurt… AJ]
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* The Wall Street Journal has Report, News Video, Slides and more at
link below…
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POST UPDATE
Israeli
Military forced News Crews away from Gaza Strip Border Signaling probable
Ground Incursion - Air Raid Sirens Sound
Off in Jerusalem for First Time as Long Range Rockets Land Nearby
Friday, November 16, 2012
IAF file
photo
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* CBS NEWS brings
us the following report early this Friday morning and it starts off like this… Israel seemed to be
preparing to step up its military operation against Hamas militants in the Gaza
Strip on Friday, as air raid sirens wailed in Jerusalem and Tel
Aviv and media reported another rocket had fallen near the Tel Aviv… CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey and his team
were forced by the Israeli military -- along with other news crews -- to move
away from the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday morning, another signal
pointing to a possible ground incursion into the tiny Palestinian territory…
Read this
report in full at link below…
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* JPost.com is
reporting the following troubling news…
Two
rockets landed outside of Jerusalem Friday evening as sirens rang out, causing
no injuries or damage. Police reported that there was "no indication"
that rockets landed in the city, stating that "most likely, the rockets
landed in an open area outside of Jerusalem."… Hamas took credit for the
attack, claiming to have shot "an improved Kassam," which it
called an M-75, towards Jerusalem. The launch represents the first
Hamas rocket attack aimed at Jerusalem…
Read this
report in full at link below…
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* YNetNews.com has this take on the news out of Israel… Shortly after the air raid siren sounded in
Jerusalem, Hamas' military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades,
claimed responsibility for the rocket fired at the capital area. According
to the organization, it fired a homemade rocket called Qassam M76… The rocket
Hamas fired at Tel Aviv is nicknamed Qassam M75… Shortly before the rocket hit
the Jerusalem area, Hamas' military wing promised "a surprise in a short
while."…
Read this
report in full at link below…
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Lots of
raw video footage and more at link above
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Israel's
Gaza Ceasefire Fails
Israel's
Airforce has launched an attack on the home of a Hamas commander, despite a
temporary halting of military action due to a visit to Gaza by Egypt's Prime
Minister Hisham Qandil… The strike is retaliation for rockets being fired at
southern Israel… Tel Aviv had announced that it would suspend its military
operation during the visit, but there are reports of an Israeli air strike on a
house in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza… An Interior Ministry
building belonging to Hamas has also been hit by a missile, reducing a large
part of it to rubble…
This Video
posted on YouTube by Euronews - Published on Nov 16, 2012
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IAF
Disperses Warning Leaflets
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This
morning the IAF dispersed leaflets in various locations around Gaza Strip. The
proclamations call for civilians to stay away from terrorist target areas and emphasize
that Hamas is responsible for the situation in Gaza. "For your own safety,
take responsibility for your life and abstain from approaching terrorist
organizations"
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IAF Website
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Skyhawk
airplanes of the "Flying Tiger" Squadron dispersed proclamation
leaflets over various locations in the Gaza Strip. The proclamations are
directed towards citizens of the strip, warning them to stay far from Hamas
operative points and other terror organizations that risk their lives and
safety. The proclamations emphasize Hamas's responsibility for the escalations
in the area and that the IDF will take all measures in order to insure the
safety of all Israeli civilians.
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The
text translates as follows: “An
important message to the residents of the Gaza Strip -- for your own safety,
take control of your fate and avoid approaching Hamas activists, facilities or
other terrorist organization centers that risk your safety. Hamas is yet again
dragging the area into an escalation and bloodshed. The IDF is determined to
protect Israeli civilians. This warning is valid until quiet is restored to the
area. The
Israeli Defense Forces Command”
Taken from an IAF Press Release - November 15, 2012
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POST UPDATE:
Sunday, November 18, 2012
-- IDF file photo –
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Israeli
Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel prepared to Widen Gaza Offensive Significantly
- Raw Video Footage
of Israeli Surgical Air Strikes of Hamas Operational Communication
Infrastructure - More than 900
rockets have been fired at Israel since Saturday, (Nov 10th) almost 800 of
which were fired since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense (Nov
14th), landing in the south and in the greater Tel Aviv area - Much more in today’s updates…
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* This Sunday
evening, DEBKAfile had the following
informative report posted on their website and it starts off like this… Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense
Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman conferred urgently
Sunday night, Nov. 18 - Day 5 of the Gaza offensive - on how to respond to US
President Barack Obama’s insistent demand that they delay a major IDF ground
operation in the Gaza Strip… DEBKAfile’s sources disclose that when Obama
spoke to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi Friday, Nov. 16 - after receiving an
update from Netanyahu - he gave him a 48-hour window for talking Hamas around
to a ceasefire… Not only has the Egyptian president failed in this task, his
bid made matters worse: Hamas understood the US president was leaning hard on
Israel to refrain from sending troops into the Gaza Strip and took advantage of
the respite to redouble its missile barrage on a dozen Israeli locations
in the last three days, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem… Following his talks
with Morsi and Netanyahu, Obama referred in Bangkok Sunday to “the next
24, 36, 48 hours as crucial; Israel responded to his request to send two senior
envoys to Cairo – a high-ranking military officer and an intelligence official
- take part in the ceasefire negotiations… However, Hamas turned down all
the truce proposals on the table, leaving Israel with three options: …
Read this
report in full at link below…
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* JPost.com
reports…
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* NBC News
has the following report and it starts off like this… Israel was prepared to substantially broaden its
operation in the Gaza strip, the country's prime minister said on Sunday as its
military planes continued to bomb targets in Gaza City… "The
Israel Defense Forces have attacked more than 1,000 terror targets in the Gaza
Strip," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting. "We
are exacting a heavy price from Hamas and the terrorist organizations and the
Israel Defence Forces are prepared for a significant expansion of the
operation."… He gave no specifics and made no mention of the
possibility of a ground offensive…
Read the
full report at link below…
(Above link has a 2 some odd minute News Video)
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PM Netanyahu: Israel Prepared for 'Expansion' of
Gaza Offensive
About Video: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu says Israel is prepared to widen its Gaza offensive significantly - Plus… Raw Video Footage of Israeli Surgical Air Strikes of
Hamas Operational Communication Infrastructure
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POST UPDATE:
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Israel-Hamas
CEASEFIRE
Now
In Effect
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
…
Ceasefire
brokered by Egypt, U.S., went into effect at 9:00 p.m. but
Hamas keeps on firing rockets. Barak
said this is to be expected… He also said Hamas, Islamic Jihad has received
painful blow - Netanyahu: Give ceasefire a chance - As truce with terrorists in Gaza goes into effect, PM tells
reporters in Jerusalem he will cooperate with Obama to stop arms smuggling to
Hamas-ruled territory
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* IsraelNationalNews.com gets us up to date with the following
report...
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* YNetNews.com had the following report...
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Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: Hillary Clinton's Statement
This Video
posted on YouTube by ABCNews
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Latest Updates
from IDF/IAF/MFA can be found at links below:
And more from MFA…
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This post now closed as of 11/21/12 - I will start a new post if new news
breaks and/or CEASEFIRE falls apart for some
reason
AubreyJ………
