IDF general: Israel did not target Gaza’s power plant. {- Scream The News -} An Israel Air Force general charged with all aerial ground support during the campaign in Gaza denied Tuesday that Israel targeted the Gaza Strip’s only power plant earlier in the day. The power plant was hit by a strike in the early hours of Tuesday, knocking out electricity through the Strip and setting off a massive fire that sent gigantic plumes of black smoke over much of Gaza throughout the day. “The State of Israel did not attack Gaza’s power plant,” said Brig. Gen. Yaron Rosen, the commander of IAF Air Support and Helicopter Air Division. The general said it was possible the plant had been hit by Israel by mistake. Munitions, he said, can sometimes “skip,” and strike targets unintentionally, as occurred during 2008-9′s Operation Cast Lead. “The matter is under investigation,” he added. (MORE) ---timesofisrael/idf-general-israel-did-not-target-gazas-power-plant/#! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Israel broadened its assault on Gaza on Tuesday, reportedly wrecking the regions only power plant and killing more than 125 Palestinians. ** The bombings came on a day when hope briefly arose about a new cease-fire. Both Israeli and Palestinian officials in the West Bank discussed the possibility. But Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, rejected the idea. We dont accept any condition of cease-fire, Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif said on Hamas broadcast outlets. There is no cease-fire without the stop of the aggression and the end of the siege. With Tuesdays bombings, which The Guardian described as the most relentless and widespread of the three-week-old conflict, the Palestinian death toll has exceeded 1,200. The shelling of the power plant, which Palestinian officials described as taking a devastating hit, will bring additional hardship. The lack of electricity will make existing problems with water and sewage far worse. We need at least one year to repair the power plant, the turbines, the fuel tanks and the control room, Fathi Sheik Khalil of the Gaza energy authority told the Guardian. Everything was burned. (MORE) --->npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/07/29/336386340/israeli-bombing-destroys-gazas-only-power-plant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Eight children killed as bombs hit Gaza playground ** ..the children were playing on a swing in the park near the al-Shati refugee camp on the edge of Gaza City. Palestines Maan News Agency reports more than 40 people were also injured in the playground bombing. The children were dressed in holiday clothes to mark Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. Children are typically given gifts of candy and toys for the festive holiday. (MORE) --->digitaljournal/news/world/10-children-killed-as-bombs-hit-gaza-playground-hospital/article/393028#ixzz38zDX0SXs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question Everything... SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS AND JOIN THE DISCUSSION AT SCREAM THE NEWS ➨https://facebook/ScreamTheNews
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