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8:00pm Hamas Victory in Gaza includes: No Water, No Electricity, 350,000 refugees. All they get is the opening of the humanitarian conveys via the border crossings with israel (which Israel keeps open anyway).
There will be discussions about an air/sea port for Gaza, but nothing is promised.
Israel will discuss the demilitarization of Gaza, but nothing is promised.
The cease fire has no stated end point.
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8pm Antisemitism in New York Jewish couple attacked...
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/anti-semitic-thugs-attacks-jewish-couple-in-new-york-city/2014/08/26/
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7:58pm Update 1 dead and 6 injured in Eshkol attack.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/1-dead-2-badly-wounded-in-gaza-rocket-attack-on-southern-israel/2014/08/26/Upda
********************************************************************************************************7:49pm PM Netanyahu did not bring the cease fire decision for a cabinet vote this evening, but decided on his own -- due to the probability that the cabinet would reject the cease fire agreement.
(Channel 2).
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7:47pm Gaza celebrates "victory"
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7:46pm Channel 2 reports 1 Israeli killed and 2 seriously wounded in an Israeli Gaza border community (in the Eshkol region) from the mega rocket fire over the past hour. (before the 7:15 ceasefire started)
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7:43pm Ceasefire seems to have started. The Egyptian plan says Israel must immediately open up the border crossing points.
Over the next month discussions of the following:
Israel demands the demilitarization of Gaza
Hamas demands a (duty free weapons bonanza) sea port.
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7:34pm Roundup for past 25 minutes:
7:15 Eshkol
7:14 Eshkol
7:09 Shaar HaNegev
Hamas claims cease fire has started. Reports of Gaza celebrations.
Channel 10 reports that the IDF has been instructed to stop attacking Gaza (I didn't notice what we were attacking).
Reports of 3 seriously wounded Israelis from the past hour's mega rocket barrage from Gaza.
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7:05pm Beeri (again)
7:05pm That was the shortest ceasefire in history
7:05pm Beeri. Otef Aza
7:05pm Yad Mordechai x 2
7:02 pm no ceasefire
7:00pm Ceasefire?
6:59 pm Continuing rocket barrage Ashkelon
6:59pm Ashkelon.
6:58 pm Rocket barrage Hof Ashkelon, Ashkelon
6:57 pm Rocket alert Eshkol
6:56 pm More alerts Ashdod area, Gan Yavne, Merkaz Shapira
6:55 pm Multiple rocket alerts Ashdod, Be'er Tuvia, Merkaz Shapira
6:55 pm Rocket alert Eshkol region
6:53 pm Ongoing attacks on Be'er Sheva, more alerts Eshkol region
6:52 pm Multiple rocket alerts Be'er Sheva, Ofakim
6:52 pm Rocket alert Shaar HaNegev
6:51 pm Multiple rocket alerts Shaar HaNegev
6:50 pm Rocket alert Eshkol 7:05pm That was the shortest ceasefire in history
7:05pm Beeri. Otef Aza
7:05pm Yad Mordechai x 2
7:02 pm no ceasefire
7:00pm Ceasefire?
6:59 pm Continuing rocket barrage Ashkelon
6:59pm Ashkelon.
6:58 pm Rocket barrage Hof Ashkelon, Ashkelon
6:57 pm Rocket alert Eshkol
6:56 pm More alerts Ashdod area, Gan Yavne, Merkaz Shapira
6:55 pm Multiple rocket alerts Ashdod, Be'er Tuvia, Merkaz Shapira
6:55 pm Rocket alert Eshkol region
6:53 pm Ongoing attacks on Be'er Sheva, more alerts Eshkol region
6:52 pm Multiple rocket alerts Be'er Sheva, Ofakim
6:52 pm Rocket alert Shaar HaNegev
6:51 pm Multiple rocket alerts Shaar HaNegev
6:49 pm Rocket alert Eshkol
6:48 pm More rockets Netivot
6:47 pm Barrage at Netivot, Sdot Negev, Shaar HaNegev
6:46 pm Yet another rocket alert in Eshkol region
6:44 Rocket alerts Eshkol, Be'er Sheva
6:42 pm Rocket barrage Eshkol region
6:41 pm Another rocket alert Be'er Sheva
6:40 pm Rocket alert Be'er Sheva
6:37 pm Another rocket alert in Eshkol region
6:35 pm Multiple rocket alerts Eshkol
6:30 pm Multiple rocket alerts Eshkol region
6:27pm Rocket alert Kerem Shalom
6:20 rocket alert Hof Ashkelon
6:06pm Rocket alert Eshkol Region
6:00pm Multiple Rocket alerts Ashkelon
5:57pm More Rocket alerts Eshkol Region
5:55pm Rocket Alert Eshkol Region... Ofakim...
5:53-5:54pm Ongoing Barrage of Rocket alerts Ashdod... Kiriyat Malachi... Beer Tuvia and surrounding areas
5:52pm Multiple Rocket alerts Eshkol Region
5:48pm Multiple rocket alerts Shaar HaNegev
5:48pm Barrage of Rocket alerts Eshkol Region
5:29 pm Multiple rocket alerts Eshkol
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5:22pm Gosh, so who do we believe?
Arabs say there is a truce, and only waiting for Netanyahu to agree (PA says Israel has agreed):
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/israel-to-decide-on-truce-with-hamas-this-morning/2014/08/26... See More
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4:49 pm Another rocket alert Kerem Shalom, multiple alerts Shaar HaNegev
4:49 pm Rocket alert Kerem Shalom
4:11 pm Rocket alerts Sderot, Hof Ashkelon, Shaar HaNegev
4:05-06 Rocket barrage Hof Ashkelon, Ashkelon industrial area
3:28 Multiple rocket alerts Sderot and surrounding areas, Hof Ashkelon, Shaar HaNegev
3:21 pm Rocket alert Shaar HaNegev
2:30 pm Rocket alert Be'eri
2:28 pm Rocket alert Eshkol
2:19 pm Another rocket alert Be'eri
2:16 pm Rocket alert Kerem Shalom
2:08 pm Rocket alert Be'eri (Eshkol)
2:07 pm Rocket alert Kissufim (Eshkol region) x 2
2:02-03 pm Rocket barrage Ashkelon, Hof Ashkelon, Ashdod
1:02pm Sdot Negev, Shaar Negev
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1:01pm This is interesting...
The Prime Minister's office told JewishPress.com that Israel has no negotiators in Cairo, and haven't had any there since the ceasefire was broken.
They also said that Israel is not involved in any ceasefire talks in Cairo or anywhere else.
And for good measure added, "Israel will not negotiate under fire".
Hmmmm.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/pmo-no-negotiations-under-fire-period/2014/08/26/
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12:58 pm Sdot Negev, Shaar Negev
12:36 pm Ashkelon Coast
11:38 am More damn rockets from Gaza. POOR ESHKOL.
11:23 am Eshkol region
11:20 am Eshkol region rocket alert.
11:03 am Eshkol region
11:06 am Eshkol region
11:13 am Eshkol region
11:02 am Eshkol Region
10:38am Rocket alert Kerem Shalom
10:33am Rocket alert Kerem Shalom
10:31am Rocket alert Kerem Shalom
10:22am Rocket alert Shaar HaNegev
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9:46am Rocket alert Eshkol Region
9:40am Rocket alert Eshkol Region
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9:33am (Israel to decide this morning whether to call the agreement with Hamas a truce or a surrender)
Egypt is waiting for an answer from Israel, if the government accepts the terms. The Gazans on their part have agreed.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/israel-to-decide-on-truce-with-hamas-this-morning/2014/08/26/
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9:26am In 7:06am rocket strike on home in Ashkelon, 21 people were lightly injured, and another 20 people were treated for shock.
Most of the injuries were from broken glass.
The parents were moving the children to the bomb shelter when the rocket directly hit the parent's bedroom.
Several homes around the hit home were damaged.
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8:24am Rocket alert Eshkol Region
8:19am rocket alert Eshkol Region
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7:23am IDF Spox Video (English) on the terror infestation in Gaza.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfQ5jBDpqbM&feature=youtu.be
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7:11am Rocket alert Eshkol region
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7:10am Terror target hit in Gaza last night by IAF airstrike....see building before and after photos of a 13 story building terror target.
7:10am Terror target hit in Gaza last night by IAF airstrike....see building before and after photos of a 13 story building terror target.
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6:57am As we wait for reports on the previous rocket strike....here are where the sirens went off...
6:47am At 6:32am minutes ago...there was a simultaneous, large scale rocket attack on Israel....Ashkelon....Ashdod..
Direct hit reported on a building in the Ashkelon area....emergency forces responding.
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1:10am Nature abhors a vacuum.
If no one else is going to take the lead in fighting Islamic terrorism, then some of the more unlikely players are going to step up to bat.
Egypt and United Arab Emirates have attacked Libyan Dawn terrorists twice this past week...
Stranger things have happened.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/egypt-and-uae-new-anti-islamist-police-in-middle-east/2014/08/25/
If no one else is going to take the lead in fighting Islamic terrorism, then some of the more unlikely players are going to step up to bat.
Egypt and United Arab Emirates have attacked Libyan Dawn terrorists twice this past week...
Stranger things have happened.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/egypt-and-uae-new-anti-islamist-police-in-middle-east/2014/08/25/
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12:35am After consulting with the IDF, the Kiryat Shmona municipal council has decided against opening public bomb shelters and requesting for the public to stay in shelters.
I guess the IDF was convincing in whatever they said...
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12:07pm Egypt has put forward a proposal for a 1 month ceasefire, to begin at 7am on Tuesday. Reportedly, Hamas has embraced the plan, and they are waiting for Netanyahu to respond.
There has been no comment fro Jerusalem on this story.
During the ceasefire, Israel and Hamas would continue to negotiate.
1 month from now, when the ceasefire would end (presuming that Hamas doesn't break the ceasefire earlier) is Rosh Hashana.
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12:03pm 22 Israeli-Arab in wadi Joz arrested by police for throwing rocks at vehicles.
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