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Tag Archives: Pillar of Cloud
Good News Friday
Despite all the bad news and not-so-good news of the past weeks, I’ve decided there’s no point in letting the news get me down, so it’s time to get back into the swing of Good News Friday. This week’s items … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Mideast news
Tagged Anet Haskia, ceasefire, good news Friday, Nasser Weddady, Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Defense, Suleiman al-Daya, truce
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“We cease, they fire”. So much for that “ceasefire”
Did anyone say “Ceasefire”? What a joke. From the Times of Israel live blog (the tail end of yesterday’s, really). The items are in reverse chronological order. 11:25 The remains of a Katyusha rocket were found in the Negev, Ynet … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Terrorism
Tagged ceasefire, Gaza, Hamas, IDF, missiles, Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Defense, rockets, south
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Quick final update on day 7 of Pillar of Cloud
We’re technically into day 8 of Operation Pillar of Cloud but I just wanted to update before I close for the night. Sadly today two more Israelis were killed by rocket fire in the south. One victim was an IDF … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Terrorism
Tagged Fajr, Gaza, Hamas, Home Front, missiles, Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Defense, Rishon LeZion, rockets, south, terrorists
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Pillar of Cloud Day 7 updates: another rocket on Jerusalem, more rockets, more ceasefire talks
Here are some quick updates on the 7th day of Operation Pillar of Cloud: A rocket was fired at Jerusalem for the second time (the first time was on Shabbat), landing in the Gush Etzion area without causing damage or … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Terrorism
Tagged Ban Ki-Moon, ceasefire, Gaza, Hamas, Jerusalem, Kassams, missiles, Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Defense, rockets, terrorism
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Pillar of Cloud: Updates for Day 6 amid talks about ceasefire
Once again apologies for the lateness of this blog post. Day 6 of Operation Pillar of Cloud was marked by a decline in rocket attacks from Gaza and talk about a possible ceasefire. “Decline in rocket attacks” however is only … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged Ashkelon, Bahrain, Beer Sheva, ceasefire, Gaza, Grads, Hamas, Kassams, Khaled Mashaal, missiles, Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Defense, rockets, south
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Pillar of Cloud: Update for day 5
It’s been a busy noisy day in Israel on day 5 of Operation Pillar of Cloud. Here are the highlights from the Times of Israel liveblog (part 2): For the fourth day in a row, Tel Aviv is the target … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Terrorism
Tagged Ashdod, Ashkelon, Fajr, Gaza, Grads, Hamas, Iron Dome, Kassams, missiles, Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Defense, rockets, Sderot, Tel Aviv, Tisha B'Av
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