Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 18, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 18, 2014
As we enter Day 12 of Operation Protective Edge
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSo we come to the end of the first full day of Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza, with IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz saying Hamas terror is being set back years, and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni not ruling out bringing down Hamas if that’s what it takes to restore security for Israel’s citizens.
Mahmoud Abbas is trying to broker a ceasefire, the UN secretary-general and other would-be ceasefire brokers are heading this way, but there’s no sign that Hamas is interested in a truce.
We’ll close this liveblog now; our colleague Yifa Yaakov has started Saturday’s liveblog here. Good night from Jerusalem.
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