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Israel Says It Blocked 'Attack Tunnel' from Gaza Strip

Israel's military said on Monday it blocked a tunnel dug by the Gaza's ruling group Hamas that was meant as a passageway for militants from the enclave into Israel. Palestinian gunmen used tunnels to blindside Israeli forces during a 2014 Gaza war.

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Israel says it blocked 'attack tunnel' from Gaza Strip

Israel's military said on Monday it blocked a tunnel dug by the Gaza's ruling Islamist group Hamas that was meant as a passageway for militants from the enclave into Israel.

Reuters

Israeli Army Expects Calm in Gaza to Last for Years

The Israeli military believes that calm achieved in the Gaza Strip after the last round of fighting is estimated to last for a long time due to the Israeli army’s capacity to deter attacks from both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. A report by Israel’s Kan 11 channel said that…

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Palestinian gunman wounds 8 in late-night Jerusalem shooting

A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in an attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza.

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Jerusalem shooting: Eight injured after gunman fires at bus near Western Wall

Two of the eight victims are in a serious condition

Evening Standard

Jerusalem shooting: Three critical and several injured after gunman fires at bus stop

The attacker waited for the bus's arrival in a car park near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, according to local media - no one has claimed responsibility

Daily Mirror

Several Israelis wounded in attack on Jerusalem bus

Israeli police arrest suspected gunman after a shooting attack on a bus in Jerusalem’s Old City.

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Eight injured as gunman opens fire at bus in Jerusalem

Israeli police and medics say gunman opened fire at bus near Jerusalem’s Old City

The Independent UK

UN Slams ‘Unconscionable’ Killing of Palestinian Children

The UN rights chief voiced alarm Thursday at the number of Palestinian children killed and wounded this month and demanded those responsible be brought to account. Last week saw three days of intense conflict between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants in the densely populated Palestinian enclave of Gaza. "Inflicting hurt…

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In Gaza, denial and doubt over misfiring rocket claims

As the cleanup in Gaza continues from last weekend's brief conflict with Israel, another battle has continued over which side caused the casualties, after Israel said misfiring rockets from the Palestinian side killed 15 people in the enclave.

Reuters

Death Toll From Weekend Israel-Gaza Fighting Rises to 47

The death toll from last weekend’s fighting between Israel and Gaza militants has risen to 47, after a man died from wounds sustained during the violence, the Health Ministry in Gaza said Thursday. Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group fired more…

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Israel’s ceasefire with Islamic Jihad holds as PM’s bet on Hamas pays off

Yair Lapid enjoying bounce in polls following Operation Breaking Dawn in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Young Gaza Artist Was among Those Killed in Israeli Strikes

When Israeli bombs began falling last week, 22-year-old Duniana al-Amour ran into her room and tried to escape into her art and drawing, just as she had during Gaza's past wars. But this time around, her pencil never met the paper. An Israeli shell struck outside her home on Friday,…

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Egypt Seeks to Contain ‘Truce’ Violations in Palestine

Egypt has sought to contain attempts to breach the truce it had brokered between Tel Aviv and the Islamic Jihad, amid continued Israeli operations targeting leaders of Palestinian resistance factions, the most recent of which was in Nablus. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a telephone call on Tuesday from…

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Israel-Gaza truce shines light on Palestinian hunger striker

A Palestinian hunger striker who has refused food for the past five months and is wasting away in an Israeli jailhouse infirmary has suddenly been thrust into the center of efforts to firm up a Gaza cease-fire

Reuters

Palestinians in Gaza grieve, assess damage following ceasefire

For many in Gaza, news of a truce between Israel and the Islamic Jihad after the most serious round of violence in just over a year was bittersweet.

Reuters

Hezbollah warns Israel against targeting Palestinian militants in Lebanon

The head of Lebanon's powerful armed movement Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, warned on Tuesday against any Israeli attempts to expand their targeting of Palestinian militants to Lebanon.

Radio France Internationale

UN Security Council meets to weigh up Gaza violence

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Monday night to discuss the flare up of violence in Gaza which has left nearly 50 people dead including 16 children.

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Israeli Troops Assassinate Senior Fatah Military Commander in West Bank Clash

Israeli forces killed four people Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, including two teens and a man Israel said was a senior militant commander. The latest violence comes two days after a truce halted deadly conflict between the Israeli military and Islamic Jihad militants in…

The Independent UK

Israel: Troops kill 2 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank clash

Israeli police say troops killed two Palestinian gunmen in a shootout in the occupied West Bank, during an arrest operation in the city of Nablus

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Turkey, Israel Prepare for Economic Conference to Push Ties Forward

Turkey and Israel are preparing to hold an economic conference in autumn to discuss the possibility of promoting economic relations, a political source in Tel Aviv revealed Monday. The source said that in preparation for the conference, Israeli Economy Minister Orna Barbivai appointed Ambassador Matan Safran as a new economic…

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UN Security Council Meets over Gaza Fighting

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising concerns despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad militants and Israel after three days of deadly conflict. Speaking via video at the start of the meeting, UN Middle East envoy Tor…

Reuters

Away from Gaza, Islamic Jihad digs in against Israel on West Bank

For the masked gunmen in Jenin refugee camp, Israel's unannounced strike against Islamic Jihad in Gaza on Friday can have come as little surprise after months of clashes that have steadily lifted the profile of the Iran-backed militant group.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council holds emergency meeting over Gaza fighting

Palestinian ambassador asks when will ‘enough be enough’ as council members express concern about recent violence.

Al Jazeera

After ceasefire, battered Palestinians recall Israeli ‘massacre’

Many Palestinians were killed just hours before a truce was agreed on between Israel and Islamic Jihad.

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