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Palestinian youths play with rollerblades by walls covered with graffiti at the sea port in Gaza City on June 19, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
June 21, 2018, 5:35 pm
Hamas prepared to make ‘comprehensive deal’ with Israel – report
Terror group said to be negotiating with Cairo over truce that will include returning captives in exchange for port, airport
By TOI staff
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in his office in Bnei Brak, Israel, October 26, 2017. (Ariel Schalit/AP)
June 21, 2018, 12:45 pm
Erdan warns ‘very high chance’ of Gaza op in coming months
Public security minister says Hamas may force Israel's hand through continued provocations; terror group says the only way to stop fire kites is to lift siege on Gaza
By TOI staff
A worker walks by an Iron Dome missile defense battery near the city of Sderot in southern Israel on May 29, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 20, 2018, 11:58 pm
IDF deploys additional Iron Dome batteries near Gaza amid heightened tensions
Local government calls for residents to keep bomb shelters ready in case of renewed rocket, mortar fire, after terror groups in Strip launch 45 projectiles
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (L) and IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at a graduation ceremony for new IDF officers on June 20, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry
June 20, 2018, 10:25 pm
Amid fears of new Gaza war, PM threatens to step up response to arson attacks
After Gaza rocket fire, army chief says Israel will 'strike those who wish us harm,' vows to 'bring back security' to south
By TOI staff
An explosion is seen in Gaza City after an airstrike by Israeli forces on June 18, 2018. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
June 20, 2018, 7:49 pm
Senior minister warns latest flare-up could lead to new Gaza war
In the case of an all-out confrontation, Hamas will suffer a blow that will end its rule over the coastal enclave, says Yuval Steinitz
By Michael Bachner and Judah Ari Gross
A police sapper digs up a rocket fired from Gaza that landed outside a kindergarten in one of the communities of the Eshkol region on June 20, 2018. (Eshkol region)
June 20, 2018, 11:38 am
After sleepless night of rockets, southern Israeli schools reopen as usual
Head of local government says he supports IDF's tougher response to Gaza kite attacks, demands 'no more rockets... no more fires'
By Judah Ari Gross
A police sapper digs up a rocket fired from Gaza that landed outside a kindergarten in one of the communities of the Eshkol region on June 20, 2018. (Eshkol region)
June 20, 2018, 7:04 am
45 rockets launched from Gaza amid night of intense IDF, Hamas fire
At least 6 projectiles fall in border towns, including one near a kindergarten; Israeli jets strike 25 military targets throughout the coastal enclave
By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff
An explosion is seen in Gaza City after an airstrike by Israel on June 18, 2018. (AFP/ MAHMUD HAMS)
From the WebJune 20, 2018, 3:59 am
Gaza tensions flare: IDF strikes 8 more Hamas targets as rockets batter south
18 rockets fired from strip in a number of separate incidents; four intercepted by Iron Dome while an unspecified number fall in Israeli territory
By TOI staff
An explosion is seen in Gaza City after an airstrike by Israeli forces in response to a rocket attack earlier in the evening on June 2, 2018. (AFP PHOTO/Mahmud Hams)
From the WebJune 20, 2018, 2:22 am
Palestinians fire 5 rockets at south as IDF strikes Gaza
Army says it targeted Hamas positions in response to arson attacks; no immediate reports of injuries on either side of the border
By TOI staff
A wounded Palestinian is evacuated during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with the Gaza Strip on the eastern outskirts of Jabaliya on May 11, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED)
June 19, 2018, 6:45 am
Israeli use of live fire in Gaza causing ‘unprecedented crisis,’ Red Cross says
With more than 13,000 wounded, caseload from seven weeks of protests has surpassed that of 2014 war, officials say
By AFP and TOI staff
A cattle egret is seen in a burned field next to Kibbutz Beeri near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on June 18, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA_
June 19, 2018, 5:15 am
Eerie pictures show lone bird in burnt Israeli field near Gaza
Egret seen rummaging around land blackened by blazes caused by incendiary kites and balloons
By TOI staff
A masked Palestinian prepares a balloon that will be attached to flammable materials to be launched into Israel near the Israeli Gaza border, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on June 17, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
June 18, 2018, 10:05 pm
Israel carries out fresh airstrike after Gazans launch fire balloons
Army says it struck Hamas position in response to arson attacks; local government notes fewer fires in area, following air force's overnight raids on terror group's facilities
By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff
Leader of the Yesh Atid political party, Yair Lapid, and leader of the Yisrael Beytenu party, Avigdor Liberman, lead a joint conference in the Knesset regarding Israel's foreign policy. February 29, 2016. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
June 18, 2018, 8:50 pm
Liberman, opposition heads decry ultra-Orthodox markup to conscription bill
Defense minister calls for coalition partners to unite to pass law, amid threats by Haredi lawmakers to bring down government over latest proposal
By Raoul Wootliff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL/Flash90)
June 18, 2018, 8:00 pm
Top minister urges shooting to kill Gaza kite launchers
Naftali Bennett says showing restraint in face of ongoing arson attacks will only lead to escalation with Hamas
By TOI staff
Illustrative. Palestinians run near the barbed-wire fence with Israel during clashes following a demonstration along the border with the Gaza Strip east of Gaza City on June 8, 2018. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
June 18, 2018, 12:54 pm
Palestinian killed during alleged attempt to sabotage Gaza border barrier
Army says five Gazans hurt when 'security infrastructure' explodes during attempt to damage underground wall, denies claim they were shot
By Judah Ari Gross
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