UPDATE: First mortar fired from Gaza since end of Operation Protective Edge Palestinian mortar shell fired from Gaza Strip lands explodes in Israeli territory for first time since August 26 when truce went into effect; Hamas denies knowledge of attack. Excerpt: Hamas denied any knowledge on Tuesday of a cross-border mortar attack on Israel and said Palestinian factions remained committed to the truce that halted a seven-week war in the enclave. Following the attack, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni stressed that the IDF must respond with force to any violation of the Gaza cease-fire. This is a test of Israels deterrent force, Livni said. The lack of an adequate response will reintroduce the routine of [rocket] alarms to the citizens of Israel. The attack came as Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon warned that the coming year will not be a quiet one in the world of security, also on Tuesday during a briefing with journalists at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. (..) This is a summary only, read more ...
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:25:28 +0000
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