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Israeli warplanes resume bombing Gaza
Date: 2014-08-08 11:09:55 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:864269
Israeli warplanes resumed bombing the Gaza Strip on Friday after a 72-hour truce expired at 8 am. Israeli aircraft launched raids on agricultural land in Tal al-Hawa west of Gaza City, northern Gaza and agricultural Land in Nuseirat refugee ....
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Al-Quds Brigades claims responsibility for shelling Ashkelon city in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-08 07:32:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:863903
Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad Movement, claimed responsibility for shelling Ashkelon city in the Gaza Strip after the end of the temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian factions Friday morning. In a military ....
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Hamas denies firing rockets on Eshkol
Date: 2014-08-08 07:25:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:863893
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri denied Friday that his organization launched rockets at Israel thursday night. "These allegations were designed to confuse the situation", he said. Earlier, Israeli sources said that two rockets fired from Gaza ....
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Netanyahu directs army to strongly respond in case Hamas resumed rocket attack
Date: 2014-08-08 07:24:06 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:863889
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the army to strongly respond in case Hamas resumed its rocket attack after the end of the temporary ceasefire. In statements to Israel radio Friday, Netanyahu said that he is not convinced that ....
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Azzam al-Ahmad denies withdrawing from Palestinian delegation in Cairo
Date: 2014-08-08 06:19:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:863811
Head of the Palestinian delegation in Cairo Azzam al-Ahmad dismissed Thursday reports saying he has withdrawn from the ceasefire talks. "These reports are baseless," he stressed, adding he is still presiding the delegation. News reports ....
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ISIL advance in Iraq prompts U.S. to suspend deliveries of F-16s, Apaches
Date: 2014-08-08 06:17:52 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:863810
The United States has suspended the delivery of military aircraft to Iraq, the World Tribune reported on Thursday. Officials as saying that the administration of President Barack Obama has rebuffed Iraqi requests for the combat aircraft after ....
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Egypt FM, Hammond discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts over phone
Date: 2014-08-07 19:57:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:863618
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri received a phone call from his British counterpart Philip Hammond on Thursday, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel Atty said. During the phone call, Hammond hailed efforts exerted by Egypt to ....
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Arab League addresses Arab FMs on immediate Gaza aid
Date: 2014-08-07 12:27:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:862956
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi sent messages to Arab foreign ministers to reiterate the importance of sending immediate humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians in Gaza who have come under flagrant Israeli aggression for ....
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Arab League hails Egypt over Gaza ceasefire
Date: 2014-08-06 14:17:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:861513
Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi hailed Egypt's painstaking efforts in trying to broker a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. "Egypt has exerted huge effort since Israel's aggression started and floated an important ceasefire," he said in a ....
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Azzam al-Ahmad: Gaza truce should be permanent
Date: 2014-08-06 14:11:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:861499
Head of the Palestinian delegation Azzam al-Ahmad, currently in Cairo for Gaza cease fire talks, has said the truce between Israel and Palestine should be permanent. "The United States should ensure the commitment of both sides to the cease fire ....