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Pillar of Defense live blog (now closed)
After eight days of fighting, ceasefire is put to the test
By
ToI Staff
The Times of Israel’s final live blog from Operation Pillar of Defense, tracking developments to noon on Thursday: Barak says Israel won this round, but may be forced to repeat Gaza offensive; IDF officer still in critical condition; rockets taper off before midnight Wednesday, leading to quiet night and Thursday morning in and out of Gaza; Palestinians celebrate, Israelis unsure whether offensive was called off too soon
21 wounded in terror attack on Tel Aviv bus
By
Gabe Fisher
Tel Aviv University rally supporting the south curtailed due to bus blast
By
Aaron Kalman
Live blog (now closed): Operation Pillar of Defense, Day 8, Part 1
Terrorist bombs Tel Aviv bus as hostilities continue in Gaza, southern Israel
By
Sam Ser
,
Gabe Fisher
,
Elie Leshem
and
Michal Shmulovich
From ‘sewage pipes with wings’ to sophisticated missiles
By
Mitch Ginsburg
How Hamas acquired its 10,000-rocket arsenal
Top Ops
Shmuel Goldin
When your home is in danger, you come home
Over and over again, they thanked us for coming. Over and over again, I objected.
Michael Melchior
There is another way: reach a truce with Hamas and start negotiating
All the experts said peace with the Arabs was impossible than Sadat said ‘no more war’
Ceylan Ozbudak
As a Muslim I say Hamas is harming Palestine
The Jews are our brothers in the oneness of God
Rockets kill soldier, Bedouin civilian in Eshkol region
By
Ilan Ben Zion
Army posthumously promotes Yosef Fartuk to corporal
Hamas summarily executes six more ‘Israeli collaborators’
By
Ilan Ben Zion
and
AP
Gunmen drag one man’s body behind a motorcycle through streets of Gaza City
In Rishon and Ashkelon, ‘safe rooms’ save lives in two direct rocket strikes
By
ToI Staff
Rocket with 90 kilos of explosives smashes through three floors of an apartment building in Israel’s fourth-largest town — and nobody is badly hurt
Poles thwart anti-Semite’s plot to blow up parliament, president and prime minister
By
Vanessa Gera
Security agents arrest academic researcher accused of planning massive explosion in the heart of Warsaw
Cyber jihad
Silvan Shalom’s Twitter feed hacked
By
Gabe Fisher
and
ToI Staff
The vice prime minister’s Facebook account also temporarily compromised by pro-Hamas hackers
Fire from Syria strikes IDF vehicle in the Golan Heights
By
Michal Shmulovich
No injuries reported, but truck sustains minor damage; army files protest with the UN
French Jews turn out en masse to show support for Israel
2,000 attend rally in Paris linking terrorism against Jews in both countries
Arab, Muslim, Israeli — and under fire
By
Matti Friedman
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Hebrew media review
A week into Pillar of Defense, frustration sets in
By
Ilan Ben Zion
Arabic media review
Winners and losers in Gaza
By
Elhanan Miller
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