From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 25, 2014
Senior Islamic Jihad man killed; Hamas agrees ‘in principle’ to ceasefire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Hamas spokesperson reports that an IDF strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed a senior Islamic Jihad official and his son, and injured 14 others on Friday morning.
According to Hamas Health Ministry, Salah Ahmed Hassanein, an Islamic Jihad spokesperson, and his son Abdulaziz Salah Hassanein died in an Israeli attack on Rafah. The IDF and Shin Bet confirm that Hassanein was targeted, but say he was injured in the strike, Haaretz’s Gili Cohen reports.
On the ceasefire front, Palestinian officials tell the al-Hayyat newspaper that Hamas agrees in principle to US Secretary of State John Kerry’s proposal of a five-day humanitarian ceasefire starting on Saturday. Hamas reportedly requests mediation for its other demands, including the release of prisoners and the expansion of the Gaza offshore fishing zone.
The Times of Israel Community.