The Israeli army on Monday targeted Hamas activity sites and terrorist squads in the Gaza Strip in response to the launch of dozens of rockets at southern Israeli communities, the IDF spokesperson announced.
IDF strikes Gaza terror targets including mosque after barrage of some 40 mortar shells, rockets fall on Eshkol region, no injuries reported; Hamas claim attack in response to IAF strike in Rafah targeting two terrorists
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be lobbying his cabinet to support early elections, as his coalition appeared increasingly unlikely to accept his proposed mass budget cuts for the coming year.
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat met with the heads of EU missions in Jerusalem to seek their help in drafting a resolution to the UN General Assembly in New York to admit Palestine as a non-member observer state, Israel daily The Jerusalem Post reported.
Ehud Olmert was once described as the finest politician Israel had ever produced, but like many of his predecessors, he has seen he reputation dragged through the mud by a succession of graft scandals.
A Salafi jihadi group based in Sinai and affiliated with al Qaida claimed responsibility for the border attack which killed an IDF soldier on Friday, SITE Intelligence Group reported.
The board of directors of the Israeli daily Maariv newspaper has approved the sale of the paper to businessman Shlomo Ben-Tzvi, the owner of the conservative newspaper Makor Rishon, despite opposition from much of the daily's staff.
