Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- August 5, 2014



Israeli Forces Withdraw From Gaza -- Al Jazeera

Humanitarian truce brokered by Egypt holds in Palestinian enclave as both sides agree to take part in indirect talks.

A 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire brokered by Egypt has gone into effect in the Gaza Strip, with Israel pulling its forces from the Palestinian territory on the 29th day of the offensive.

The start of the truce at 05:00 GMT on Tuesday was preceded by a barrage of rockets from Gaza, with air raid sirens sounding throughout southern Israel, including in the cities of Ashdod, Ashkelon and Beersheba, as well as around Jerusalem.

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Israel - Hamas War News Updates -- August 5, 2014

Gaza crisis: Israeli military withdraws from Gaza - live updates -- The Guardian
LIVE: Israel-Hamas truce underway, Palestinian delegation heads to Egypt-- Zee News
Israel launches ground incursion in Gaza Strip LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Gaza Blog Live -- Al Jazeera
LIVE UPDATES: Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for cease fire talks, source says -- Haaretz
LIVE BLOG: Israel's Operation Protective Edge in Gaza -- Jerusalem Post
Schools to reopen, troops head home as ceasefire with Gaza holds: Live Coverage -- Times of Israel

Gaza conflict: Truce holding after Israel withdraws -- BBC
Israel withdraws troops, 72-hour Gaza truce begin -- Reuters
Relief among Israelis as troops pull out of Gaza – but no sense of victory -- The Guardian
Israel’s army withdraws from Gaza as truce begins -- France 24
Cease-fire begins; Israel says ground forces withdrawn from Gaza -- Washington Post
Israel Withdraws Troops From Gaza As Ceasefire Begins - Reports -- RIA Novosti
Ceasefire Holding Between Israel and Hamas -- The Tablet
Shaky Truce Takes Hold in Gaza -- VOA
Israeli troops retreat as 72-hour ceasefire holds -- Euronews
Israeli army completes Gaza tunnel hunt: radio -- Reuters
900 operatives killed over Gaza campaign, IDF says -- Times of Israel
As Cease-Fire Holds, Attention Shifts to Peace Talks in Cairo -- CNN
Israel-Hamas truce sets stage for talks on Gaza -- AP
Amidst shaky truce, Gazans venture out -- USA Today
Gazans return to their neighborhoods — and find them decimated -- Washington Post
Israel, Palestinians count cost as Gaza truce holds -- AFP
Palestinian foreign minister says decision on joining war crimes court coming soon -- FOX News
Palestinian Foreign Minister at the Hague to Seek ICC War Crimes Case Against Israel -- Reuters
Will captured Hamas manual on using human shields help Israel block war crimes trials? -- Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post
From fruit basket to scorched earth, Gaza town changed by war -- Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters
Gaza ceasefire: a first step towards tackling more intractable problems -- Ian Black, The Guardian
A reporter explains what it’s like being trapped in the Gaza propaganda war -- Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post
As truce holds, Israelis set to negotiate long-term solution -- Raphael Ahren, Times of Israel
Ceasefire in Gaza: Why Hamas and Israel may finally be ready to stop fighting -- Zack Beauchamp, VOX
What Has This Gaza War Changed? -- Lincoln Mitchel, Huffington Post
Who won and who lost in the Gaza war? -- Uriel Heilman, JTA
Operation Protective Edge by numbers -- Jerusalem Post

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