According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, about 40 people were killed and 150 injured in Gaza today despite a planned 72-hour cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. The cease-fire was supposed to take effect at 8 a.m. local time and was negotiated by the United States and the United Nations. "If corroborated, this would constitute a serious violation of the humanitarian ceasefire in place … [Read more...]
Israel Raid Takes Place on “Truce” Day
Monday brought with it new fighting as Palestinian fighters crossed from the Gaza Strip and ended up into an Israeli village. There, a gun battle was fought in spite of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival (which should have represented an unofficial truce day). During this armed clash, five gunmen were killed according to Israeli television. Similarly, the Islamist Hamas movement took credit for 10 … [Read more...]