23:15: After firing rockets at Tel Aviv, Al-Qassam Brigades claim responsibility.
22:45: Iron Dome intercepts rocket above Ashkelon, four others explode in open areas
22:28: Right now, cities throughout central and southern Israel are coming under attack by rockets from Gaza. Families are huddled in shelters.
22:22: Red alert all throughout Central Israel.
22:18: Rocket sirens in Beer Sheva area now for second time today.
22:04: Clashes in East Jerusalem: Dozens of masked Palestinian protesters are hurling stones and firebombs at police near Issawiya in East Jerusalem. The police are responding with riot control measures.
22:02: Iron Dome intercepts three rockets above Ashkelon, one explodes in open area
21:49: Report: Israeli delegation in Cairo for truce talks.
21:01: White House: US condemns Israel’s shelling of UN school in Gaza Strip.
19:55: The Security Cabinet has decided to continue and expand the Gaza operation.
19:52: The UN announces that 130 of its buildings in Gaza have been destroyed by either side in the fighting.
19:51: Ynet quoting sources in the Security Cabinet: The IDF has been instructed to continue to pound Hamas targets.
19:49: Second round of sirens in Gaza border communities in the past 5 minutes.
19:48: Haaretz diplomatic correspondent reports “Israeli official says a ceasefire in Gaza is not close. ‘When we get a ceasefire proposal that answers our needs it will be examined’ the source reports”.
19:44: IDF soldier Ohad Ben-Yishai remains in an intensive care unit in Soroka Medical Center. Today doctors tried to bring him out of his coma, albeit without success. He has been in an ICU for eleven days.
19:00: Cleared for Publication:
- Three IDF soldiers were killed today in Gaza R”L.
- 27 soldiers were wounded, some in serious condition.
- The IDF death toll in Operation Protective Edge is now 56.
18:30: Sirens in Yad Mordechai and Netiv HaAsarah.
18:19: Gaza reports 15 dead and over 150 injured in an attack near a Shajaia marketplace.
18:06: Gaza reporting seven dead from an IAF strike near Khan Yunis.
17:43: Sirens sounding in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom.
17:42: Over 20 IDF soldiers hospitalized this afternoon. Six are reported in serious condition, five moderate and the remainder light.
17:32: IDF is attacking Gaza from land, air and sea at this time.
17:25: Debris from an Iron Dome interception of a rocket landed in a parking lot of Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon causing damage to a number of vehicles.
17:16: Sirens sounding once again in Nachal Ohz and Alumim.
17:15: Former President Shimon Peres: Gaza must be given back to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). He is legitimately the person who must run Gaza.
17:06: Channel2 correspondent Roni Daniel: IDF indecisiveness is placing the soldiers in Gaza at higher risk. They must advance or withdraw. Remaining stagnant places them in the sights of snipers.
17:04: Two Arab journalists were evicted from Gaza by Hamas after filming rocket fire near the hotel journalists are staying in. Hamas hoped to attract IDF return fire that would hit the correspondents in the hotel.
17:00: Over forty rockets fired into Israel today.
16:58: Two rockets explode outside the Eshkol Region without causing fatalities or injuries.
16:57: Another round of rocket fire to Nachal Ohz and Alumim.
16:56: Tweeted by the US Embassy in Tel Aviv: #SecKerry: “We have supported from day one Israel’s right to defend itself, to take action, to live free from rockets and from tunnels…”
16:55: Another round of rocket fire to Nachal Ohz and Alumim.
16:51: Sirens in the Ashkelon and Gaza border community districts. Multiple launches detected.
16:47: Another round of rocket fire to Nachal Ohz and Alumim.
16:45: Sirens sounding in Nachal Ohz and Alumim (Shar HaNegev) once again.
- A woman was lightly wounded in a rock-throwing attack near el-Hader in the Gush Etzion district a short time ago.
- In an earlier rocket attack, a rocket damaged a building in a community in the S’dot Negev region. One woman was treated for hysteria.
- In the last rocket attack, impact in an open area.
16:40: Twenty-six rockets were fired at Israel today
- Two IDF soldiers were injured by anti-tank rocket fire
- Another access point to a Hamas tunnel has been uncovered
16:28: Sirens sounding in Nachal Ohz and Alumim (Shar HaNegev).
16:07: Sirens sounding in Kibbutz Be’eri
15:28: Four rockets landed in open area in the Eshkol Regional Council.
15:25: UPDATE from SOROKA HOSPITAL
Nine soldiers wounded in Gaza fighting arrived in the past hour. Five are listed in light condition and four are listed in serious condition. Two of the latter are in surgery and two others in intensive care units.
15:22: MK Moshe Feiglin:
- For those who still do not understand that Israel is fighting a war for its existence in the face of Arab Islam and its terror organizations – which are all watching us now – and enjoying the show.
- For those who still prefer to choose diplomatic humiliation instead of defeat of the enemy, conquering Gaza and total victory in battle.
- For those who still do not understand that if Israel is defeated now, G-d forbid, it will lead to a much, much worse war.
- It is worthwhile to remember the immortal statement of Winston Churchill after British PM Chamberlain signed an agreement with Hitler: “You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war.”
15:21: Victims of hysteria from last rounds of rocket fire reported.
15:19: Sirens continue due to repeated launches to the same areas.
15:17: Sirens in Chulit, Nir Yitzchak Sufah, Bnei Netzarim, Shlumit, Avshalom, Dekel, Yated, and area communities. Multiple sirens as we publish.
15:15: Exchanges of gunfire between IDF soldiers and terrorists in Gaza continue at this time.
- A Hamas spokesman announces there will not by any ceasefire until such time Israel accepts its conditions.
15:10: Two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome over Ashdod.
15:08: Twelve IDF soldiers have been injured in the Gaza fighting today. In once incident, Givati Brigade soldiers killed ten terrorists east of Khan Yunis. Two soldiers were lightly wounded in that battle.
15:04: CEASEFIRE: Sirens sounding in the Ashkelon and Ashdod districts.
14:57: Sirens sounding in Kibbutzim Kfar Aza and Saad.
14:51: Walla News also reports an unspecified number of wounded soldiers were transported to Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah.
14:49: The cabinet is scheduled to convene in the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Thursday 4 Menachem Av at noon.
14:42: Walla News is reporting four IDF soldiers wounded lightly in Gaza fighting have been transported to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.
14:41: Sirens sounding in the Ashkelon district as well as Gaza border communities.
14:40: UPDATE from SOROKA HOSPITAL:
Nine wounded soldiers have arrived from the Gaza fighting in the past hour. According to Prof Yochanan Feizer, the deputy director of the hospital, they were all treated in the trauma center. Some were taken into surgery while others were transferred to intensive care and other less serious units.
- Prof. Feizer adds 27 wounded are hospitalized at this time, with one in very serious condition, eight serious and the remainder moderate and light.
14:26: Once again, reports of a four-hour humanitarian ceasefire in areas of Gaza to begin at 15:00. IDF Coordinator of Activities in Yehuda & Shomron Major-General Yoav Mordechai is signaling this is so.
14:24: Heavy exchange of gunfire between IDF forces and terrorists in Khan Yunis.
14:09: A number of soldiers have been wounded in Gaza fighting. They are being transported to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva.
14:07: Sirens sounding in the Ashkelon district, Kfar Maimon and area communities.
13:51: Italian journalist covering the warfare @gabrielebarbati tweeted “out of Gaza far from Hamas retaliation. Misfired rocket killed children yday (yesterday) in Shati. Witness: militants rushed and cleared debris”.
13:46: Ashdod sirens earlier appear to have been a false alarm.
13:30: Sirens sounding in the Ashdod district.
13:20: The Security Cabinet is expected to convene at 14:00.
13:11: One rocket was intercepted over the Merchavim Regional Council. Two additional rockets landed in an open area.
13:05: Former President Peres calls for bringing PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) back to rule over Gaza.
13:03: Israel permitted 800,000 tons of cement to pass into Gaza, providing the materials for the vast tunnel network.
13:01: Gaza reports seven members of one family in Khan Yunis were killed by IDF tank fire.
12:58: Sirens in the entire Beersheva district.
12:27: The Windbreaker system saves another tank crew that was targeted with an anti-tank rocket in Gaza.
12:21: Gilad Shalit tells Channel2 Online that just as IDF soldiers where there for him in his hour of need he is monitoring events with great concern.
12:06: Mark Regev, spokesman for PM Netanyahu, says definitively that Israel did not strike the Gaza power plant and it was not hit by errant IDF fire.
12:05: Combat engineers and Givati soldiers killed three terrorist in two different incidents.
12:04: Gaza reporting increased IDF bombardment causing dozens of fatalities.
10:55: The IAF dropping leaflets over areas of Gaza today as well, signaling continued sorties are expected.
09:34: Israel Radio reports 119 soldiers remain hospitalized around the country with one list in very serious condition, eight serious and the remainder moderate and light. The wounded are hospitalized in Soroka, Barzilai, Tel Hashomer, Beilinson, Hadassah Ein Kerem, and Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospitals.
09:33: The Security Cabinet is schedule to meet this afternoon.
09:13: Sirens in Nachal Ohz and Alumim.
08:49: A rocket exploded in an open area in the Eshkol region.
08:44: Two soldiers were lightly wounded in an anti-tank rocket attack in southern Gaza. A rocket was fired at their armored vehicle.
08:42: Heavy exchanges of gunfire between the IDF and terrorists in Shagaia.
08:40: Sirens in the Eshkol region.
07:09: No injuries are being reported in a rocket attack to Kerem Shalom a few minutes ago.
06:27: Sirens sounded in the Shar HaNegev and S’dot Negev Regional Council an hour ago.
00:37: At least 10 Palestinians were killed Tuesday by Israeli tank shells in northern Gaza, said the head of emergency services Ashraf al-Quoudra. The bombings targeted the Jabalia refugee camp. According to the Palestinian health services, more than 1,200 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israeli offensive on July 8 in Gaza.
00:14: On Tuesday (day 22 of Operation Protective Edge), there were 79 rockets fired towards Israel. 11 were successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome. 62 exploded in Israel.
00:05: There are reports of massive explosions in Gaza right now.
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The news is heartbreaking. It sounds like there is a ceasefire in the works – but i don’t even know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I hope the Israeli government is not just caving into pressure and that they have a real plan in the works.
By the way… Yeshivaword, thank you so much for this site. Your coverage during this conflict has surpassed excellence! I don’t know how you all keep so on top of things. You guys did an amazing job! Keep up the good work!
Former President Peres calls for bringing PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) back to rule over Gaza.
If there’s no Torah there’s no chochmah. Is Peres so senile that he has forgotten the atrocities committed by Abbas where hundreds of innocent Jews have been killed and wounded by his Fatah terrorists? Does he really believe replacing one terrorist organization with the other will make the situation in Gaza better? No wonder he was never prime minister.
So, “Tweeted by the US Embassy in Tel Aviv: #SecKerry: “We have supported from day one Israel’s right to defend itself, to take action, to live free from rockets and from tunnels…” Not quite true John. It should read “We have said from day one we support Israel’s right ……….”, as indeed you have but in fact you have done the exact opposite. Behind the scenes the USA led by N Obama Esq has looked for a way out of being seen to do anything to help Israel win the war on Muslim terror it is actually fighting on the world’s behalf as well as its own. The Egyptians, hardly Israel’s closest ally, came up with a ceasefire plan built on their genuine understanding of the realities on the ground in Gaza. Kerry took it, spat in the Egyptian’s faces, threw it on the ground and stamped on it. Hamas have said very clearly that they are going to go on with their jihad however many civilians die in the Gaza strip, until their terms are met. Obama and Kelly, not to mention our old friend Wanky Moon, don’t have the guts and courage to stand up and say very simply “OK we tried to help you but if you Hamas, as we are told endlessly, the democratically elected representatives of the civilian population of Gaza, don’t want to talk, you can just carry on firing explosive rockets into Israel civilian population centers at random and hold up your hands to “ali allah” waiting for the response. That response is to destroy you, as a legitimate means of self defense. As we say in English , you can’t have your cake and eat it.
Contrary to Peres leadership of Gaza should not be left in the hands of those who would make a pact to govern with Israel’s enemies. The land should be humbly returned to the residents of Gush Katif, who peacefully and lovingly tended it productively. See online documentary about Gush Katif Withdrawal (appx. 1 hour)
So now finally our Muslim president can’t hold in his hatred of Israel any longer. Our supposed “ally,” who claims that Israel “has a right to defend itself,” now speaks his real mind. Knowing how Israel puts its own soldiers and citizens at more risk by being so careful about warning Gazan civilians in advance before bombing, he still has the nerve to condemn them for bombing places where Hamas shoots rockets from. No matter if they’re mosques, schools, hospitals—if Hamas is using human shields and intentionally putting their children and women in harm’s way, Israel should not be held responsible fir Gazan deaths. Israel, do what you must to protect your own citizens and stop worrying too much about the enemy!
“Israel permitted 800,000 tons of cement to pass into Gaza, providing the materials for the vast tunnel network.”
Hih?! Am I reading right?
13:51: Italian journalist covering the warfare @gabrielebarbati tweeted “out of Gaza far from Hamas retaliation. Misfired rocket killed children yday (yesterday) in Shati. Witness: militants rushed and cleared debris”.
This must be shown and repeated all over the world! They are killing their own, covering it up and blaming Israel! Savages!
Day 22 and rockets are still flying all over the place? What on earth is going on there? This operation is a joke…other than finding some tunnels what are they actually doing there?
‘I saw a ghost behind the door, when the kids were coming home from the war, with broken dreams and nothing more! ‘
Kim Larsen.