July 31, 2014
2:03 pm

Hagel and Ya'alon at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv in May (photo credit: Ariel Hermony/ Ministry of Defense)

Hagel expresses concern over rising Gaza death toll

US secretary of defense also says Israel has right to defend itself, calls for disarmament of Hamas

By Times of Israel staff

July 31, 2014
1:28 pm

Illustrative photo of Palestinians walking past the ruins of a mosque after that was hit by an Israeli missile strike, in the central Gaza Strip (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

WATCH: IDF soldiers uncover tunnel shaft in mosque

Weapons found at Gaza Strip prayer house; army set to intensify operation in coming days

By Times of Israel staff

July 31, 2014
9:06 am

Israeli soldiers at a deployment area near the border with the Gaza Strip, on July 28, 2014, (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Army to call up 16,000 more reservists

Move will give IDF ‘some breathing room,’ military official says; 86,000 reserve soldiers recruited in total

By Times of Israel staff

July 31, 2014
6:37 am

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looks on as he meets with members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on July 22, 2014 in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (photo credit: AFP/ABBAS MOMANI)

PA to sign Rome Statute of ICC

Palestinians could sue Israel for ‘war crimes’ but exposing themselves to similar allegations

By Times of Israel staff and Raphael Ahren

July 30, 2014
10:33 pm

A Palestinian looks for human remains from a classroom inside a UN school in Gaza City after the area was hit by shelling on July 30, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/ Marco Longari)

Washington, UN condemn shelling of Gaza school

White House spokeswoman ‘concerned’ that Palestinians aren’t safe in shelters; Ban Ki-moon calls attack ‘unjustifiable’

By Times of Israel staff and AP

July 30, 2014
10:03 pm

An Israeli artillery gun fires a 155mm shell towards targets from their position near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 30, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/ JACK GUEZ)

Israeli negotiators briefly in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

Three-member delegation spends several hours in Egypt reviewing suggestions

By AFP and Times of Israel staff

July 30, 2014
9:01 pm

Palestinian paramedics carry a man wounded in a strike at a marketplace in the Shejaiya neighborhood, as he arrives at a hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/ Mohammed Abed)

At least 17 people killed in strike on Gaza market

Over 200 wounded in the battered Shejaiya neighborhood; rockets reportedly launched from area before aparrent Israeli strike

By AFP and Times of Israel staff

July 30, 2014
5:57 pm

Illustrative photo of young ultra orthodox Jewish men in a yeshiva in Jerusalem, September 2, 2013 (photo credit: Nati Shohat/FLASH90)

Yeshivas cancel vacation in solidarity with IDF troops

Rabbis call on students to continue Torah studies, avoid field trips while soldiers are engaged in Gaza combat

By Times of Israel staff

July 30, 2014
5:07 pm

Palestinians gather outside a classroom at the Abu Hussein UN school in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, allegedly hit by an Israeli strike earlier, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

IDF: Deadly fire on UN school a response to mortar attack

Officials says several Israeli tank shells hit building used as a shelter; 15 Palestinians killed, 90 wounded

By Times of Israel staff, AP and AFP

July 30, 2014
11:14 am

At least 15 killed after UN-run school shelled

Officials claim that several Israeli tank shells hit building currently being used as a shelter; IDF looking into incident

By AP, AFP and Times of Israel staff

July 30, 2014
9:45 am

A sermon by a Gaza imam calls for the extermination of the Jews (Photo credit: Youtube screen capture)

Gaza imam calls for Jews’ extermination

In sermon, Hamas-affiliated cleric declares that ‘wherever the Jews lived, they spread corruption’

By Times of Israel staff

July 30, 2014
4:58 am

Iranian defense adviser Amir Mousavi (Photo credit: Youtube screen capture)

Iranian official: We’ll arm West Bank with missiles

Former Tehran defense adviser says Tel Aviv, Haifa will be much easier to hit from Judea and Samaria

By Times of Israel staff

July 30, 2014
12:55 am

Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert leaves the Tel Aviv District Court in Israel, on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Finbarr O'Reilly, Pool)

Olmert’s prison sentence postponed

Ex-PM and other public figures convicted in Holyland affair won’t start jail time on September 1 as planned

By Times of Israel staff

July 29, 2014
11:52 pm

A Palestinian man, wrapped in his national flag, inspects the rubble of destroyed buildings and houses in the Shejaiya residential district of Gaza City, on July 28, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/MAHMUD HAMS)

Our fighters are eager for death, Hamas military chief says

In recorded message, Mohammed Deif says his group will not stop attacks until Israel lifts its blockage of Gaza

By Times of Israel staff

July 29, 2014
6:12 pm

Balad MK Hanin Zoabi protesting at a Haifa demonstration against the IDF's operation in the Gaza Strip (photo credit: Channel 2 screen capture)

Hanin Zoabi suspended from Knesset for six months

Balad MK who is under investigation for incitement is banned by ethics committee from participating in debates

By Times of Israel staff

Writer: Times of Israel staff

Hagel expresses concern over rising Gaza death toll

US secretary of defense also says Israel has right to defend itself, calls for disarmament of Hamas

WATCH: IDF soldiers uncover tunnel shaft in mosque

Weapons found at Gaza Strip prayer house; army set to intensify operation in coming days

Army to call up 16,000 more reservists

Move will give IDF ‘some breathing room,’ military official says; 86,000 reserve soldiers recruited in total

PA to sign Rome Statute of ICC

Palestinians could sue Israel for ‘war crimes’ but exposing themselves to similar allegations

Washington, UN condemn shelling of Gaza school

White House spokeswoman ‘concerned’ that Palestinians aren’t safe in shelters; Ban Ki-moon calls attack ‘unjustifiable’

Israeli negotiators briefly in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

Three-member delegation spends several hours in Egypt reviewing suggestions

At least 17 people killed in strike on Gaza market

Over 200 wounded in the battered Shejaiya neighborhood; rockets reportedly launched from area before aparrent Israeli strike

Yeshivas cancel vacation in solidarity with IDF troops

Rabbis call on students to continue Torah studies, avoid field trips while soldiers are engaged in Gaza combat

IDF: Deadly fire on UN school a response to mortar attack

Officials says several Israeli tank shells hit building used as a shelter; 15 Palestinians killed, 90 wounded

At least 15 killed after UN-run school shelled

Officials claim that several Israeli tank shells hit building currently being used as a shelter; IDF looking into incident

Gaza imam calls for Jews’ extermination

In sermon, Hamas-affiliated cleric declares that ‘wherever the Jews lived, they spread corruption’

Iranian official: We’ll arm West Bank with missiles

Former Tehran defense adviser says Tel Aviv, Haifa will be much easier to hit from Judea and Samaria

Olmert’s prison sentence postponed

Ex-PM and other public figures convicted in Holyland affair won’t start jail time on September 1 as planned

Our fighters are eager for death, Hamas military chief says

In recorded message, Mohammed Deif says his group will not stop attacks until Israel lifts its blockage of Gaza

Hanin Zoabi suspended from Knesset for six months

Balad MK who is under investigation for incitement is banned by ethics committee from participating in debates

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