Israeli Forces Withdraw From West Bank City Of Jenin

 

Washington Post: Israel’s raid left Jenin in rubble. Netanyahu says it won’t be the last time. 

JENIN REFUGEE CAMP — Israel ended Wednesday a two-day operation in the Jenin refugee camp that killed 12 Palestinians and an Israeli soldier, forced thousands from their homes, and created a new equation in the West Bank conflict for longer, deadlier reprisals to militant attacks. 

The operation, the biggest in two decades, cleared Jenin camp of hundreds of explosives and weapons and confiscated hundreds of thousands of dollars in “terror funds,” according to Israel. But the scars on the camp were everywhere with churned asphalt and pulverized cars, windows and doors smashed in by military bulldozers. Cartridge shells and burned tires littered the streets, while water and power supplies were cut.  

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WNU Editor: It looks like the Israeli - Palestinian conflict is entering a new cycle of violence .... Two women still sedated and in serious condition after Tel Aviv terror attack (Times Of Israel)

Israeli Forces Withdraw From West Bank City Of Jenin  

Israel ends deadly raid in West Bank Palestinian refugee camp, but warns it won't be "a one-off" -- CBS/AP  

Israeli troops withdraw in West Bank, Gaza rockets fired -- Reuters  

Jenin: Palestinians fear escalation after destructive West Bank assault -- BBC 

Israel ended a huge military operation in Jenin. Here’s what you need to know -- CNN  

‘Not a one-off’: Why the West Bank camp of Jenin is a regular Israeli target -- France24

Israel Launches Its Biggest Military Operation In The West Bank City Of Jenin Since 2002

 

CNN: Israeli forces launch biggest military operation in West Bank’s Jenin since 2002 

Israeli forces has launched what a military source said is its largest military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin in more than 20 years, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 50 others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it launched an “extensive counterterrorism effort in the area of the city of Jenin and the Jenin Camp,” striking “terrorist infrastructure,” in a statement posted to Telegram in the early hours of Monday morning.

Residents in Jenin told CNN they heard explosions and heavy gunfire in the area, while video from the scene showed wounded Palestinians being evacuated by ambulance to Jenin Government Hospital.  

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 Israel Launches Its Biggest Military Operation In The West Bank City Of Jenin Since 2002  

Live: Israel raids Jenin camp as Palestinian PM condemns 'invasion' -- BBC News  

Israel targets a West Bank militant stronghold with drones and troops, killing 8 Palestinians -- AP  

Israeli troops and drones hit Jenin in major West Bank operation -- Reuters  

Major Israeli military operation kills at least eight people in West Bank -- France 24  

Jenin: Israeli military launches major operation in West Bank city -- BBC 

Israel attacks Jenin in biggest West Bank incursion in 20 years -- The Guardian

Nine Palestinians killed as Israel attacks Jenin refugee camp -- Al Jazeera 

Israel: Army strikes West Bank city of Jenin -- DW  

Palestinians in occupied West Bank say Israel bombing "innocent people" in raid on Jenin refugee camp -- CBS News  

Islamic Jihad says it will respond to halt Jenin 'massacre' -- Times of Israel  

Israeli FM Signals No Wider West Bank Operation Beyond Jenin -- Reuters

Huge Firefight Erupts As Israeli Forces Raid Jenin. Israeli Gunships Deployed

 

Times Of Israel: 5 Palestinians dead, 7 IDF troops hurt in Jenin battle; Apache carries out airstrikes 

Israeli military vehicle hit by roadside bomb, gunfire; helicopter gunship fires missiles at gunmen to allow evacuation of wounded troops; 91 Palestinians said hurt

Five Palestinians were killed as heavy clashes broke out between gunmen and Israeli troops in the city of Jenin on Monday morning. 

An Israeli helicopter gunship carried out rare strikes, the first in the West Bank in some two decades, in order for seven wounded soldiers to be evacuated from the battle zone after a vehicle was hit by an explosive device, the military and local officials said.

In a brief joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces and Border Police said forces entered the northern West Bank city in the early morning hours to detain two wanted Palestinians.  

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Huge Firefight Erupts As Israeli Forces Raid Jenin  

Israeli helicopters fire missiles in massive West Bank gunbattle -- France 24  

Five Palestinians killed in Israeli military raid in Jenin -- BBC  

Israeli forces launch helicopter raid on Jenin in occupied West Bank -- The Guardian  

Huge firefight erupts as Israeli forces raid Jenin, leaving 4 Palestinians dead -- CNN  

7 IDF soldiers wounded in Jenin ambush of armored vehicle -- Jerusalem Post  

Five killed, at least 91 wounded in Israeli raid on Jenin camp -- Al Jazeera  

Large Israeli raid in Jenin kills five Palestinians and wounds dozens -- Middle East Monitor

Warring Israel-Palestine Sides Indicate No Truce Is Imminent

 

Reuters: Israel, Islamic Jihad signal no near-term Gaza truce 

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Saturday ruled out an immediate truce in Gaza, saying the onus was on Palestinian militants to stop launching rockets from an arsenal it suggested could be depleted within days, while its aircraft kept up strikes in the enclave.

"We're not holding ceasefire talks," National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi told a municipal event near Jerusalem, adding that Israel's top priority was presently firing on militants. 

Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid on the outskirts of Nablus in the northern West Bank, where clashes had erupted, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. A military spokesman said gunmen exchanged fire with Israeli forces.  

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WNU Editor: Both sides are showing no willingness to end the fighting. 

Warring Israel-Palestine Sides Indicate No Truce Is Imminent  

Israel-Palestine live: Warring sides indicate no truce imminent -- Al Jazeera 

Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza trade fire; 2 Palestinians killed in West Bank raid -- AP  

Israel, Gaza trade rocket fire as Cairo launches new push for peace -- France 24 

Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza trade fire -- Politico 

Israel kills sixth militant Islamic Jihad leader in a week -- DW  

Islamic Jihad targets Jerusalem for the first time in current conflict as it fires barrage of rockets at Israel -- CNN 

Gaza: Sixth militant commander killed in Israeli air strike -- BBC

Israeli Forces And Palestinian Armed Groups Agree To Ceasefire After Death Of Palestinian Hunger Striker In Israeli Custody Sparks Fighting

 

France 24: Israel, Palestinian armed groups agree to ceasefire after hunger striker's death sparks fighting 

A Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking an exchange of fire between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, before three Palestinian officials said the sides had agreed to a ceasefire. 

Earlier, Israeli jets struck in Gaza as armed groups there fired rocket barrages toward Israel in response to the death of Khader Adnan, a prominent political leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad faction, following an 87-day hunger strike in an Israeli prison. 

Adnan, who was awaiting trial, was found unconscious in his cell and taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead after efforts to revive him, Israel's Prisons Service said. He was the first Palestinian hunger striker to die in Israeli custody in more than 30 years.  

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WNU Editor: The truce is still holding .... Israeli-Palestinian Gaza truce holds after hunger striker's death (Al Jazeera). 

Israeli Forces And Palestinian Armed Groups Agree To Ceasefire After Death Of Palestinian Hunger Striker In Israeli Custody Sparks Fighting 

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill Palestinian as violence ebbs -- AP  

Ceasefire agreed after death of Palestinian hunger striker in Israeli custody sparks fighting -- Reuters  

Palestinian groups, Israeli forces agree to Gaza ceasefire after violence over hunger striker Khader Adnan's death -- ABC News Australia  

Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week as tensions with US increase -- SKY News

Seven Shot Dead In Attack At Jerusalem Synagogue

 

The Guardian: Eight Israelis killed leaving synagogue in East Jerusalem 

Gunman waited until Shabbat prayers ended before opening fire on people in worst terrorist attack on Israelis in years 

Eight Israelis have been shot and killed as they left a synagogue in East Jerusalem, in the latest episode of spiralling violence across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories over the past two days. 

A gunman in a car waited on Friday night until Shabbat prayers ended at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, a neighbourhood of Israeli settlers in occupied East Jerusalem, before opening fire on people as they left the building, a preliminary Israeli police probe said. 

The attack came on International Holocaust Remembrance day.  

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WNU Editor: The violence is escalating .... Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian militants fire rockets (France 24).

 Seven Shot Dead In Attack At Jerusalem Synagogue  

Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue -- AP  

Deadly shooting near East Jerusalem synagogue as West Bank violence spirals -- France 24 

Seven killed in synagogue attack as West Bank violence spirals -- Reuters  

Jerusalem synagogue attack: Seven killed in shooting -- BBC  

Seven dead after shooting at synagogue in Jerusalem, Israeli police say -- SKY News  

Shooting in East Jerusalem kills several — Israeli officials -- DW

Israeli Forces Kill Nine During Raid On Jenin Refugee Camp

 

CNN: Israeli forces kill nine in Jenin clash with Palestinian gunmen, marking West Bank’s deadliest day in over a year  

Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians, including an elderly woman, and wounded several others during a raid in the restive West Bank city and refugee camp of Jenin on Thursday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. 

The death toll makes Thursday the deadliest day for Palestinians in the West Bank in over a year, according to CNN records. 

It brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces this year to 29, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. That toll includes militants being targeted in Israeli raids, individuals who attacked Israelis, and bystanders, CNN reporting shows. 

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WNU Editor: Hamas is vowing revenge .... Hamas vows that Israel will ‘pay the price’ for deadly Jenin raid on terror group (Times of Israel). 

Sighhh .... the Israeli - Palestinian conflict is always boiling under the surface. 

Israeli Forces Kill Nine During Rain On Jenin Refugee Camp 

Israeli troops kill 7 Palestinian gunmen, 2 civilians in Jenin clash, Palestinians say -- Reuters  

Palestinians: Israeli troops kill 10 in West Bank violence -- AP  

Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin -- BBC 

9 Palestinians killed after Israel storms West Bank refugee camp -- ABC News  

IDF braces for escalation as Gaza terror groups vow revenge for deaths of 9 in Jenin -- Times of Israel  

Nine Palestinians killed in Jenin, Israeli forces thwart terror attack -- Jerusalem Post 

Israel army kills nine Palestinians, including elderly woman -- Al Jazeera

CNN Says Their Investigations Show Israeli Forces Targeted And Murdered Star Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

We interviewed 8 eyewitnesses, reviewed 11 videos from different angles and worked with an experienced forensics team. All the evidence points in one direction.@CNN https://t.co/pHwOk3VsCe

— Celine Alkhaldi سيلين الخالدي (@celinealkhaldi) May 25, 2022

CNN: 'They were shooting directly at the journalists': New evidence suggests Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in targeted attack by Israeli forces 

(CNN)Several shots ring out in quick succession, cutting through a clear, blue spring morning in Jenin, in the West Bank. Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack. 

The cameraman filming the scene scrambles backwards to take cover behind a low concrete wall. Then a man cries out in Arabic: "Injured! Shireen, Shireen, oh man, Shireen! Ambulance!" 

When the camera operator pans around the corner, Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh can be seen lying motionless, face down on the ground as another Palestinian reporter, Shatha Hanaysha, crouches down beside her, using a tree trunk for cover. Hanaysha reaches out and tries to rouse her as gunshots continue. There's no response. Both women are wearing helmets and blue protective vests marked "Press."   

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Update: Israeli Forces Murdered Star Al Jazeera Journalist: CNN (Zero Hedge)  

WNU Editor: Will Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is an American. Will she be treated in same manner as Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he was murdered by Saudi authorities?

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Travels To The Mideast To Try And Revive The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

 

USA Today: Biden administration dampens expectations on Israeli-Palestinian peace process as Blinken visits Middle East 

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken's priority as he begins his first trip to the Middle East will be ensuring that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire "sticks," not trying to revive the long dormant peace process, a senior State Department official said on Monday. 

"We just we don't want to see a return to the bloodshed," the State Department official told reporters as Blinken prepared to leave for meetings in Israel, the West Bank, Egypt and Jordan. 

The cease-fire, which went into effect on Friday, ended 11 days of deadly conflict that began May 10 when Hamas launched rockets into Israeli territory and Israel responded with a fusillade of missile strikes. 

More than 230 Palestinians and 12 Israelis were killed. 

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WNU Editor: There is no common ground in this conflict. And the "two state" solution that the Biden administration is pushing is not feasible in the current environment. 

And as for the ceasefire. Its only holding because of Egyptian pressure.

More News On US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Traveling To The Mideast  

Blinken off to Mideast to push peace talks after Gaza truce -- AP  

Biden sends Blinken to Middle East to bolster Israel and Hamas cease-fire -- NYPost  

Blinken to travel to Middle East following cease-fire -- The Hill 

US: Antony Blinken heads to the Middle East as Israel-Gaza cease-fire holds -- DW  

Blinken pledges US will deal with ‘grave humanitarian situation in Gaza’ -- The Guardian 

US reaches out to Palestinian leaders many angrily reject -- AP

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Is Confident U.S. Will Allow West Bank Annexation In Two Months

Netanyahu described Trump's Middle East deal as a promise to recognise Israel's authority over settlements in the occupied West Bank [Oded Balilty/Pool via Reuters]

Reuters: Netanyahu 'confident' U.S. will allow West Bank annexation in two months

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced confidence on Sunday that Washington would give Israel the nod within two months to move ahead with de facto annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank.

Palestinians have expressed outrage at Israel’s plans to cement its hold further on land it seized in the 1967 Middle East war, territory they are seeking for a state.

Netanyahu, in announcing a deal with his centrist rival Benny Gantz last week to form a unity government, set July 1 for the start of cabinet discussions on extending Israeli sovereignty to Jewish settlements in the West Bank and annexing outright the area’s Jordan Valley.

Such a move would need to be agreed with Washington, according to the Netanyahu-Gantz agreement.

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Update: Netanyahu 'confident' US will allow West Bank annexation soon (Al Jazeera)

WNU Editor: The West Bank is not the priority of the White House right now. The pandemic and the election slated for November is where their focus is on right now.,

Israel Strikes Palestinian Islamic Jihad Groups In Gaza and Syria

Daily Mail: Israel pounds targets around Damascus as it launches airstrikes against Islamic Jihad terrorists in Syria and the Gaza Strip

* Israel said warplanes launched strikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad group
* Syria said its air defences confronted the strikes launched from Golan Heights
* Israel said it responded to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip Sunday morning
* It said the sites targeted in both Syria and Gaza were used for rocket making

Israel tonight pounded targets surrounding Damascus, prompting a volley of anti-aircraft fire in return, sending tremors through the Syrian capital.

In a rare acknowledgement of operations in neighbouring Syria, Israel said its warplanes attacked targets of the Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad group south of Damascus in addition to sites in the Gaza Strip.

Syria reported an Israeli attack near Damascus International Airport and said its air defences confronted Israeli rockets coming from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It said the defenders intercepted or shot down most of them.

Residents said multiple explosions shook Damascus for about 15 minutes as air defences fired back.

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More News On Israel Striking Palestinian Islamic Jihad Groups In Gaza and Syria 

Israel strikes Gaza and Syria after Palestinian rocket attacks -- France 24
Israeli jets strike Islamic Jihad targets in Syria and Gaza: Israeli military -- Reuters
Israel and Palestinian militants exchange fire as graphic video of Israeli bulldozer carrying a body goes viral -- CNN
Israel claims air raids in Syrian capital Damascus and Gaza -- Al Jazeera
Israel carries out air raids against ‘terrorist targets’ in Syria & Gaza -- RT
Israeli strikes kill two in Syria after Palestinian rocket barrage -- AFP
Syrian air defences intercept 'hostile targets' over Damascus: state media -- Reuters
WATCH Damascus air defenses intercept incoming Israeli missiles -- RT

Israeli PM Netanyahu Rushed Off Stage To Bomb Shelter After Gaza Rocket Attack On Southern Israel

Haaretz: Israel Strikes in Gaza After Rocket Launched at South, Forcing Netanyahu Off Stage at Mid-campaign Event

'Whoever fired rockets now, better pack his belongings,' Netanyahu threatened as he returned to finish address at southern Israeli port city of Ashkelon

The Israeli military said it struck Hamas targets early Thursday morning after rocket sirens had blared in several communities, forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rush off the stage at an election campaign event in the southern port city of Ashkelon.

One rocket fired from Gaza was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, the Israeli army confirmed earlier.

The Israeli army said in a statement that "combat jets and helicopters struck several terror targets belonging to the Hamas terror organization in the Gaza Strip, including military compounds."

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More News On Israeli PM Netanyahu Being Rushed Off Stage To Bomb Shelter After Gaza Rocket Attack On Southern Israel

Moment Benjamin Netanyahu is rushed off stage and into bomb shelter after rocket is launched from Gaza Strip towards Israeli city where he was hosting campaign visit -- Daily Mail
Israeli PM evacuated from rally after rocket fired from Gaza -- AP
Netanyahu rushed to bomb shelter after rocket attack on southern Israel -- FOX News
Benjamin Netanyahu rushed offstage as rocket fired from Gaza into Israel -- CNN
Netanyahu rushed off stage as Israel intercepts rocket -- The Hill
Gaza rocket sends Netanyahu to shelter during campaign rally: TV -- Reuters

Israel - Islamic Jihad Ceasefire Is Called, But Military Strikes Continue

Daily Mail: Israel claims it has killed another Islamic Jihad commander in an airstrike that 'left eight members of a family dead' as a cease-fire is broken with a barrage of rockets from Gaza

* Rasmi Abu Malhous was killed in an overnight raid in Gaza, Israel's military said
* Palestinian officials said five children were among those killed in the attack
* A ceasefire was declared today but Gaza militants fired rockets just hours later

Israel claims it has killed another terrorist leader in Gaza in an airstrike which Palestinians say left five children dead.

Eight members of the Abu Malhous family were killed in the strike on their family home in Deir al Balah, the Palestinian health ministry claimed.

Israel alleged in reply that Rasmi Abu Malhous, who was among the dead, was a commander of Islamic Jihad rocket crews in the Gaza Strip.

A ceasefire was declared in the early hours of this morning as Israel said its operation against Islamic Jihad was 'over'.

However, Gaza militants fired a barrage of rockets into Israel just hours after it took effect.

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More News On The Current Fighting Between Israel And Islamic Jihad

Gaza attacks: tentative truce after Israel strike kills eight Palestinian family members -- The Guardian
Israel says overnight strike on Gaza house killed Islamic Jihad commander -- AFP
Fragile ceasefire holds in Gaza amid reports of fire exchange -- Al Jazeera
Israel, Islamic Jihad truce appears holding despite rockets -- Reuters
Cease-fire reached with Israel to end Gaza fighting, Islamic Jihad says -- FOX News
Rockets fired at Israel after Gaza ceasefire starts -- BBC
Gaza conflict: Israel ends hostilities with Islamic Jihad -- DW

Israel - Palestinian Military Clashes Continue

Jerusalem Post: Islamic Jihad says not ready for ceasefire; PM: Israel will do what’s needed

“We will not tolerate attacks on our citizens,” Netanyahu said. “In the last year, we accumulated a mass of these attacks.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to continue targeting Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Wednesday as the terrorist group announced that it was far from ready to engage in ceasefire talks.

"We are not talking of mediation, it's not appropriate to talk about it,” A spokesperson for Palestinian Islamic Jihad said. “When we complete our response that we want to send, it will be possible to talk about calming things down."

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More News On The Israeli - Gaza Military Clashes

Live Updates Islamic Jihad Chief Sets Out Terms for Gaza Cease-fire After Two Days of Clashes With Israel -- Haaretz
Israeli attacks: All the latest updates -- Al Jazeera
As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza -- AP
Deadly Israel-Gaza escalation rages for second day -- France 24
Gaza death toll reaches 23 in second day of escalation -- Reuters
Israel-Gaza fighting continues for second day after militant's death -- BBC
Israel: Gaza violence continues into second day with airstrikes, rockets -- DW
Gaza death toll rises to 21 as Israel confronts militant rocket fire -- The Guardian
Israel's military campaign against Islamic Jihad enters second day, UN condemns rocket attacks -- CNN
Israel-Gaza clashes escalate after Islamic Jihad commander killed -- Al Jazeera
Israel under fire: Interactive Map of rocket strikes -- Jerusalem Post

Israeli Forces Kill Top Islamic Jihad Commander In Gaza Air Strike

CNN: Islamic Jihad leader killed in Israeli air strike

Jerusalem (CNN)A senior commander of Gaza Strip militant group Islamic Jihad has been killed in an Israeli air strike, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Prime Minister's Office said in a statement Tuesday.

And, in Damascus, Syria says another Israeli air strike killed at least two people including the son of Islamic Jihad leader, Akram al-Ajouri.

The moves clearly ignite tension along the Israel-Gaza border. Baha Abu al-Ata was killed in the overnight strike on a house in Shajaiyah, in Gaza City. His wife Asma Abu Al-Ata was also killed, while seven others -- including children -- were injured, Palestinian Ministry of Health officials said.

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WNU Editor: A top Islamic Jihad official was also targeted in Damascus .... Attack hits home of Islamic Jihad official in Damascus, killing his son, after Israel struck top Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza (RT). The Palestinians are striking back .... 150 rockets fired at Israel after IDF assassinates Gaza terror leader (Times of Israel).

More News On Today's Israeli Strike That Killed Islamic Jihad's Top Commander

Israeli attacks: All the latest updates -- Al Jazeera
Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home -- AP
Double attacks target Palestinian militant group in Gaza and Damascus -- France 24
Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander, rockets rain from Gaza -- Reuters
Israel strikes on Islamic Jihad chiefs prompt reprisal rocket attacks -- The Guardian
Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander -- DW
Israeli forces kill top Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza air raid -- Al Jazeera
Israel kills top Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant in Gaza -- BBC
Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel after Islamic jihad leader killed -- FOX News
150 rockets fired at Israel after IDF assassinates Gaza terror leader -- Times of Israel
Who was slain Islamic Jihad commander Bahaa Abu al-Ata? -- Al Jazeera

Israel And Gaza Exchange Military Strikes

Gaza's demarcation line with Israel has been the scene of months of mass protests as well as rocket fire and Israeli strikes (AFP Photo/MOHAMMED ABED)

Haaretz: Israeli Army Strikes Gaza in Response to Rocket Fired From the Strip

The army said that four rockets were fired toward Israel but only one reached Israeli territory

Israel attacked a Hamas position in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket that was fired toward Israel Tuesday, the Israeli army said.

According to the Shehab News Agency, several minutes after the rocket was identified, Israel struck a field control point in central Gaza.

The army said that four rockets were fired toward Israel but only one reached Israeli territory. The other three appear to have exploded within the Strip. The three rockets that did not make it to Israel fell in the northern Gaza Strip.

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More News On Today's Military Exchanges Between Israel And Hamas

Four mortars shot from Gaza toward Israel; IDF strikes in response -- Jerusalem Post
Israeli aircraft strikes Gaza after Palestinian mortar fire -- AFP
Report: Two Islamic Jihad operatives killed in Gaza explosion -- Arutz Sheva
'About to erupt': What's behind the attacks across Gaza's frontier? -- Middle East Monitor

Muslim Worshippers And Israeli Police Clash At Jerusalem Holy Site

Daily Mail: At least 14 people are hurt after Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clash at Jerusalem holy site during prayers to mark Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha

* Skirmishes erupted on Sunday between Muslim worshippers and Israeli police
* Palestinian medics said at least 14 people were wounded, one seriously, following the clash in Jerusalem
* Police said at least four officers were wounded, while witnesses stated at least two people were arrested
* The day also marked the Ninth of Av for Jews, a day of fasting for the destruction of the two Biblical temples

Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed outside a religious site in Jerusalem during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Palestinian medics said at least 14 people were wounded, one seriously, on Sunday, in skirmishes at the holy site, known as the Al-Aqsa mosque compound to Muslims, and the Temple Mount by Jewish worshippers.

Police said at least four officers were wounded, while witnesses stated at least two people were arrested.

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More News On Today's Clash Between Muslim Worshippers and Israeli Police At The Al-Aqsa Mosque/Temple Mount

Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site -- AP
Palestinians and Israeli police clash at Jerusalem holy site -- Reuters
Muslim worshippers clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site -- France 24
Jerusalem: Clashes at holy site leave several injured -- DW
Israeli forces use tear gas in clashes with Palestinian worshipers at Temple Mount -- RT
Israel police, Palestinians clash at flashpoint Jerusalem holy site -- AFP
Muslim worshippers clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site -- NBC
Tension at Al-Aqsa compound as Muslim, Jewish festivals overlap -- Al Jazeera

Riots Break Out On The Temple Mount After Jews Were Permitted Onto The Site

Daily Mail: Palestinian worshippers barricade themselves inside highly sensitive Temple Mount after clashing with police after Jews were allowed inside during Israeli holiday which coincides with end of Ramadan

* Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque compound were angry over Jewish visits to the sacred site
* Police said protesters barricaded themselves in the mosque in the capital but they argue police were brutal
* The Muslim organisation which oversees the site said police used rubber bullets as they arrested seven

Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site on Sunday as an Israeli holiday coincided with the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound were angered over Jewish visits to the site holy to both religions, with some even taking to the dome of the mosque to shout Muslim slogans as the clash took place.

According to police, protesters barricaded themselves in the mosque, from where they threw chairs and stones at forces who 'dispersed' them but a Muslim organisations claimed that police chained the mosque doors.

Video footage appears to show a large crowd of people inside the building throwing objects towards the door as smoke bombs are launched into the room.

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More News On Today's Riots In Jerusalem

Arabs riot as Jews are allowed to enter Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day -- Jerusalem Post
Ultra-nationalist Jews' visit stokes Palestinian anger at Jerusalem holy site -- Reuters
Clashes at Jerusalem holy site as Israel marks 1967 war win -- FOX News/AP
Clashes erupt at Al-Aqsa compound after settler ‘tour’ -- Middle East Monitor
Clashes between Israeli police & Palestinian protesters as Jews allowed entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque -- RT
Tens of thousands of Israelis march to mark capture of east Jerusalem -- AFP

Another Day Of Violence On The Gaza - Israeli Border

BBC: Gaza protests: Thousands mark 'Great Return' anniversary

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have demonstrated in Gaza to mark the anniversary of the start of weekly protests on the boundary with Israel.

Demonstrators threw stones and burned tyres, with Israeli troops using tear-gas and live rounds in response.

Three protesters died in the clashes, Palestinian officials say, with another killed earlier on Saturday.

The protests back the declared right of Palestinian refugees to return to ancestral homes in what is now Israel.

At least 189 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed between March and December 2018, the UN says.

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More News On Saturday's Protests On The Israeli - Gaza Border

Rockets from Gaza Strip hit Israel; 4 die at border protest -- AP
Five rockets launched at Israel after day of unrest claims four deaths -- Jerusalem Post
Palestinians mark the Land's Day with more border protests -- CGTN
IDF Spokesman: Hamas Acted With ‘Restraint’ During Weekend Gaza Border Riots -- Algemeiner

Israel Targets Palestinians Launching Burning Kites and Balloons Into Israel

A Palestinian poses as he prepares a kite before trying to fly it with incendiaries over the border fence with Israel, in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza Strip on May 4, 2018. . (photo credit: SAID KHATIB / AFP)

Haaretz: Fourth Gaza Strike: Israel Goes on the Attack Against Palestinians Launching Burning Balloons

Air force targeted 'car of cell leader' in early morning hours, followed by group who allegedly sent burning kites into Israel, and additional group who sent incendiary balloons.

The Israeli army said Sunday evening that it struck a car used by a group of Palestinians who launched incindiery balloons from the southern Gaza Strip into Israel, the fourth such strike in a day. Reports in Gaza said Israel attacked a Hamas target east of the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the center of the coastal enclave. No casualties were reported.

Early Sunday, the military confirmed that it struck the vehicle of one of the leaders of the incendiary kites unit in Gaza. This was in response to a string of kites and balloons with explosives launched at Israel in recent days, the army said. Later, the army struck again, this time also targeting what the army called a cell launching balloons carrying explosive devices.

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WNU Editor: The Israelis are going out of their way to make sure that this is stopped very quickly .... which tells me that it has been very effective.

More News On Israel Targeting Palestinians Launching Burning Kites and Balloons Into Israel

Israel strikes at launchers of burning kites from Gaza Strip -- The Telegraph
IAF strikes car of leader of cell launching incendiary kites and balloons -- Jerusalem Post
IDF fires at terrorists launching arson balloons -- Arutz Sheva
Air force targets Gazans launching fire balloons at southern Israel -- Times of Israel
Israeli airstrike targeted car of 'fire kites' unit leader in Gaza -- i24 News