Conflict flares up in Gaza again

[alloytoo]

Which is the largest religion? As far as I know it is. Roman Catholicism and Islam acquiring new adherents the fastest but speak under correction as I read that statement years ago.

Christianity is technically the largest.

Catholics and Muslims are breeding up a storm, but luckily some OECD countries are in the process of becoming post-god societies.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Israel declares 'humanitarian truce' in Gaza

Israel will observe a "humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza, after nine days of deadly rocket and missile exchanges with militants, a senior Israeli army officer has told the BBC.

Brig Gen Yoav Mordechai said the truce would be in force from 10:00 to 15:00 (07:00-12:00 GMT) on Thursday.

Palestinian officials say Israeli raids have killed 220 Gazans and wounded almost 1,800 since 8 July.

Hamas militants have fired more than 1,200 rockets, killing one Israeli.

In an interview with BBC Arabic, Gen Mordechai said the civilians in Gaza can take the five hours of ceasefire to stock up on supplies and goods.

The ceasefire was requested by the UN and other international organisations, he added.

 

[Lightscribe]

from the Quran:
Quran, chapter 17 - 104

the "mingled crowd", how would you interpret that ?
perhaps a future single state comprising all peoples ?

I see your post is being ignored. Must irk them. Like that slave market Muslim heaven.

Your quote is a very interesting one...

http://www.adishakti.org/_/quran_ex...e_land_of_israel_before_the_last_judgment.htm

http://havacuppahemlock1.blogspot.com/2014/04/dna-results-no-such-thing-as.html

 

[Grant]

I see your post is being ignored. Must irk them. Like that slave market Muslim heaven.

Your quote is a very interesting one...

http://www.adishakti.org/_/quran_ex...e_land_of_israel_before_the_last_judgment.htm

http://havacuppahemlock1.blogspot.com/2014/04/dna-results-no-such-thing-as.html

well, i am really just curious about the "mingled crowd" aspect from an islamic perspective.
does it mean the various people of the area will ultimately unify as one nation in one state together - or am i getting it all wrong ?

to my mind, that would be the ultimate solution for the region, given the various peoples lived side by side in relative harmony a long time back.

 

[ph4t3]

Just read that 4 kids playing on a beach were attacked by the IDF.

What the actual??

Still "human shields" then hmmm?

 

[d0b33]

Just read that 4 kids playing on a beach were attacked by the IDF.

What the actual??

Still "human shields" then hmmm?

Nothing to be concerned about, the White House has already defended Israel's actions and increased funding.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Just read that 4 kids playing on a beach were attacked by the IDF.

What the actual??

Still "human shields" then hmmm?

Well, they weren't explicitly attacked by the IDF. Most likely the result of bad intelligence or stray fire.

Makes their claims of 'precision strikes' look stupid, though.

 

[marine1]

I wonder, all these "moral" Muslims in SA, where were you idiots during Syria, Iraq, Iran......the list goes on.
You are disgusting that its fine to protest against Israel but yet on all these blatant human right attacks you are all so very silent.

So the SA gvt on their moral high-ground tell me, will you be recalling the ambassadors to Syria, Zimbabwe, Iraq, Iran .........the list goes on.
Bunch of bloody Anti Semitic *******s

 

[marine1]

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.605590

IDF strikes 13 Palestinians trying to infiltrate from Gaza


A temporary humanitarian cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is due to go into effect at 10 A.M. on Thursday and last until 3 P.M., the Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday night.

The cease-fire was requested by Robert Serry, the United Nations special coordinator for the Middle East, in order to allow aid into the Gaza Strip.

Hamas agreed to abide by the temporary cease-fire. The IDF warned, however that Israel would retaliate against any attempt to take advantage of the cease-fire.

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Latest updates:

8:42 A.M. Rocket sirens sound in towns across the Sharon area, north and east of Tel Aviv. (Haaretz)

8:28 A.M. IDF spokesperson confirms 13 Palestinians were caught attempting to enter Israel through a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip. Eight Palestinians confirmed dead and the rest attempted to flee. No Israeli casualties reported. (Haaretz)

8:20 A.M. A senior IDF official updated that three demolition orders were issued for the houses of those involved in the kidnapping and murders of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach.

Until now, security officials had indicated interest in two main suspects, Marwan Kawasama and Omar Abu Aisha. Yesterday, it was reported that demolition orders were issued for both of their houses.

However, a third demolition order was issued for the house of Hussam Kawasama, a suspect officials consider key in planning the abduction. (Gili Cohen)

8:07 A.M. Six rockets fired at southern Israel. Four explode in open areas in the Be'er Sheva area, two explode in open areas in Merhavim Regional Council. No casualties or damage reported.

Last night, IDF attacked the homes of Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Hamad and Khalil al Haya, a member of Hamas' political bureau. (Gili Cohen and Shirly Seidler)

2:37 A.M. European Union leaders call on Israel and the Palestinians to end the violence. Israel has the right to defend itself, they said, but its response needs to be proportional.

2:10 A.M. Three rockets fired. One was shot down over Kiryat Gat, another shot down over Kiryat Malachi and the third landed in open ground near Kiryat Malachi. (Gili Cohen)

2:05 A.M. Hamas agrees to temporary ceas-fire. (Reuters)

2:00 A.M. Rockets fired at Ashkelon and Eshkol region fall into open ground. No injuries or damage reported.

1:53 A.M. Alerts sounded in Beit Shemesh, the Jerusalem Hill region, Kiryat Gat and the Beer Tuvya regional council.

1:51 A.M. Alert sounded in Eshkol regional council.

1:28 A.M. Alert sounded in Hof Ashkelon regional council.

1:15 A.M. U.S. President Barack Obama announces concerted push to "close a cease-fire agreement" between Israel and Hamas.

12:32 A.M. FM Avigdor Lieberman says Qatar and Turkey deliberately persuaded Hamas to reject the Egyptian cease-fire proposal in order to promote Qatar as mediator in the conflict.

11:20 P.M. Palestinian internal security forces are preventing a group of some 200 Palestinian demonstrators from marching on the settlement of Beit El in support of the people of Gaza. (Amira Hass)

10:55 P.M. Rocket falls in open ground outside a settlement in Eshkol. No injuries or damage reported. (Shirley Seidler)

10:48 P.M. The IDF Spokesperson said that the humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza will take place between 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. local time on Thursday. "Any attempt to take advantage of the cease-fire will be retaliated," he said.

10:39 P.M. Rocket sirens sound in the Eshkol Regional Council.

 

[marine1]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/16/gaza-children-killed_n_5591281.html
A god damn tragedy, this is your fault Hamas, there was a ceasefire and you animals broke it.


4 Gaza Children Killed By Israeli Shelling





GAZA, July 16 (Reuters) - Four Palestinian children were killed and one was critically wounded on a Gaza beach on Wednesday by a shell fired by an Israeli naval gunboat, a Palestinian health official said.

Asked about the incident, an Israeli military spokesman in Tel Aviv said he was checking the report.

"The kids were playing football on the beach. They were all ... under the age of 15," said Ahmed Abu Hassera, 22.

"When the first shell hit the land, they ran away but another shell hit them all," said Abu Hassera, whose shirt was stained with blood.

"It looked as if the shells were chasing them," he told Reuters.

Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Gaza Health Ministry, said four of the youngsters were killed and a fifth youth was in critical condition. "This is a cowardly crime," he said.

The Gaza beach area has been shelled frequently since Israel began its offensive in the enclave on July 8 following a surge in Palestinian cross-border rocket strikes.

Gaza health officials said 207 Palestinians, most of them civilians, had been killed in air and naval barrages, in the worst flareup of Israeli-Palestinian violence in two years.

One Israeli has been killed by shelling from Gaza that has made a race to shelter a daily routine for hundreds of thousands in Israel. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Writing by Jeffrey Heller; Editing by Andrew Roche)

 

[Albereth]

Well, they weren't explicitly attacked by the IDF. Most likely the result of bad intelligence or stray fire.

Makes their claims of 'precision strikes' look stupid, though.

Unfortunately it is quite possible that the kids were 'instructed' to play football on the beach. It is known that the IDF shells the beach and sadly it isn't beyond Hamas to arrange for a few kids to be duped into playing in an area that is likely to be shelled.

A few less mouths, a few more martyrs.

 

[marine1]

Unfortunately it is quite possible that the kids were 'instructed' to play football on the beach. It is known that the IDF shells the beach and sadly it isn't beyond Hamas to arrange for a few kids to be duped into playing in an area that is likely to be shelled.

A few less mouths, a few more martyrs.

Nothing would surprise me with Hamas, they have no value for life. They are oxygen Thieves

 

[ph4t3]

Even if the kids were "instructed" to go play on the beach, and the IDF did make a mistake. Why don't they own it. They have nothing to gain by targeting civilians and everything to lose.

 

[marine1]

Even if the kids were "instructed" to go play on the beach, and the IDF did make a mistake. Why don't they own it. They have nothing to gain by targeting civilians and everything to lose.

Because you wait until the investigation is complete before "owning" it

 

[ph4t3]

Because you wait until the investigation is complete before "owning" it

Fair point. Awaiting.

 

[marine1]

Fair point. Awaiting.

If they are guilty they need to accept this and apologise.
Not much else they can do.

Hamas should have never broken the ceasefire

 

[Cray]

If they are guilty they need to accept this and apologise.
Not much else they can do.

Hamas should have never broken the ceasefire

Hamas never agreed to the ceasefire, not saying they did the right thing but if they didn't agree to it then they didn't break it.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/egypt-no-negotiations-gaza-ceasefire-israel-hamas

http://time.com/2984308/reports-hamas-armed-wing-rejects-egypts-ceasefire-plan/

Misstating the facts doesn't help your credibility.

 

[yebocan]

Well, they weren't explicitly attacked by the IDF. Most likely the result of bad intelligence or stray fire.

Makes their claims of 'precision strikes' look stupid, though.

Well Channel 4's Jon Snow did ask the question to ,the Israeli Prime Minister's spokeman, Mark Regev...

[video=youtube;M_-76H-YRjs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_-76H-YRjs&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]

 

[marine1]

Hamas never agreed to the ceasefire, not saying they did the right thing but if they didn't agree to it then they didn't break it.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/egypt-no-negotiations-gaza-ceasefire-israel-hamas

http://time.com/2984308/reports-hamas-armed-wing-rejects-egypts-ceasefire-plan/

Misstating the facts doesn't help your credibility.

Riiiight so they didnt technically break a ceasefire, semantics.
Israel agreed to a halt of fire, Hamas being the terrorist scum they are continued to shell Israel.Now tell me who was in the wrong? Oh wait of course it was Israel

 

[marine1]

Terrorists trying to infiltrate Israel.
Well done


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