MFS - The Other News: Israeli PM Netanyahu pulls envoys out of Cairo after terrorist group Hamas resumes rocket fire.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Israeli PM Netanyahu pulls envoys out of Cairo after terrorist group Hamas resumes rocket fire.

Israeli PM Netanyahu pulls envoys out of Cairo after terrorist group Hamas resumes rocket fire.(TOI).

The Times of Israel is liveblogging events as they unfold through Tuesday, August 19, the 43rd day of Operation Protective Edge. After a five-day truce expired on Monday at midnight, the sides agreed a 24-hour extension, amid conflicting reports on the progress of talks in Cairo on a long-term Israel-Hamas deal. But rockets from Gaza broke the truce on Tuesday afternoon.

16:48

Israel strikes north Gaza, local media say

Gaza news agencies report that Israel is firing at open areas in northern Gaza Strip and at Gaza waters, near the coast.

16:37

PM recalls delegates from Cairo talks

The prime minister and defense minister have instructed the Israeli delegation at the Cairo talks to return to Israel because of the ceasefire violation by Hamas, Israel Radio says citing diplomatic sources.

16:34

IDF begins strikes on Gaza Strip

The IDF says it’s currently targeting terror sites across the Gaza Strip in response to the rockets fired in the past hour at the southern city of Beersheba, breaking the 24-hour truce extension agreed upon last night.
There are no immediate reports from Gaza concerning the strikes.

16:28

Reports of explosions near Ashdod, Ashkelon

There are unconfirmed reports of explosions near the southern cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. They come shortly after rockets were fired at Beersheba, breaking the ceasefire, and Israel instructed the IDF to retaliate.
There is no immediate confirmation of the reports, and no sirens have gone off in either city.

16:24

Rockets are ‘grave violation’ — PM spokesman

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesperson Mark Regev calls the rocket attack an hour ago a “grave and direct violation of the ceasefire to which Hamas committed itself.” He notes on Twitter that is the “eleventh ceasefire that Hamas has either rejected or violated.”

16:06

PM orders IDF to hit Gaza after rocket fire

Israeli officials say that after Hamas violated the ceasefire by launching rockets at the southern city of Beersheba, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the IDF to attack terror targets in Gaza, Haaretz reporter Barak Ravid tweets.

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