In the wake of the spate of flight cancellations decided by major foreign airlines, Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz announced Wednesday that Israel would be opening the Ovda Airport in the Negev as an alternative to Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport.
Names released of Paratroopers Paz Eliyahu, aged 22, 19-year-old Li Mat and Shahar Duaber, 20, as military death toll rises to 32 since start of ground operation against Hamas.
Speaking in Qatar, Hamas leader stipulates terms for agreeing to halt in fighting as ending Israeli ''occupation'' and for the Jewish state to ''disarm''; claims no outside party can disarm terror group in Gaza Strip.
The European Union on Tuesday strongly condemned ‘’the indiscriminate firing of rockets into Israel by Hamas and militant groups in the Gaza Strip, directly harming civilians.’’
EU Foreign Ministers meet Tuesday in Brussels to look at the latest developments of the situation on the ground as part of a discussion on the Middle East Peace Process in general.
A rocket strikes backyard of house in Tel Aviv suburb of Yehud, causing major damage on 15th day of Operation Protective Edge.A rocket strikes backyard of house in Tel Aviv suburb of Yehud, causing major damage on 15th day of Operation Protective Edge.
All terrorists shot dead by Israeli forces; two squads attempt to infiltrate Kibbutz Nir Am through two tunnels; IDF received alert from Shin Bet hours before attack.
Likud Minister Erdan says operation can't be stopped until a demilitarized Gaza is ensured; says Israel may have to reconquer northern Gaza to ensure this; Steinitz: If we need to, we'll take over the whole Gaza Strip.
Thirteen IDF soldiers were killed overnight in an ambush when they encountered fierce fighting in the Shejaiya neighborhood of Gaza City, in the northern part of the 40-kilometer-long Strip.
