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Violence accelerated in Gaza as Israel and Hamas exchanged air and artillery attacks. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel is prepared to widen its Gaza offensive. Israel continued to mass troops along the Gaza border. Egyptian and Israeli officials met in Cairo to attempt to mediate a ceasefire. Israeli government websites were hit with 44 million […]

Israel accelerated its air attack in Gaza as Hamas continued to fire rockets into Israel, including one attack on Tel Aviv. Israel’s cabinet authorized the mobilization of 75,000 reservists as it prepared for a possible ground assault on Gaza. Arab leaders talked.

Hamas rocket attacks in southern Israel killed three people. Hamas also launched rockets targeting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Israel responded with air, tank, and gunboat attacks on Gaza. Further air attacks continued on Friday. Israel mobilized 16,000 army reservists for a possible ground attack on Gaza.

Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza strip killed Ahmed Jabari, the leader of Hamas’s military wing. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel is prepared to widen its offensive against Hamas and other terrorist organizations in response to recent attacks launched on Israel from Gaza. The “Iron Dome” defense system intercepted 17 of 18 rockets launched into Israeli […]

Israel continued its attacks on southern Gaza, targeting smuggling tunnels near the city of Rafah. Palestinians responded with rocket attacks that hit the Negev and Ashkelon region.

Israel fired “warning shots” into Syria after a mortar shell struck an Israeli post in the Golan Heights. It was the first time Israel fired into Syria during its 19-month civil war. Israel said it may launch an incursion into Gaza after a recent escalation of cross-border attacks.