DTN News - MIDDLE EAST HOT SPOT: Palestinian Protester Confront Israeli Troops Near Nablus on Jewish Settlement

DTN News - MIDDLE EAST HOT SPOT:  Palestinian Protester Confront Israeli Troops Near Nablus on Jewish Settlement 

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 6, 2014: A Palestinian protester uses a sling shot to throw stones towards Israeli troops during clashes following a protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem, seen in the background, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom near Nablus September 5, 2014. 

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DTN News: Israel Fires Warning Shots Towards Lebanese Boat

DTN News: Israel Fires Warning Shots Towards Lebanese Boat Source: DTN News / AFP

(NSI News Source Info) JERUSALEM, Israel - August 8, 2010: "Warning shots were fired after a Lebanese fishing boat entered a closed zone," she said without confirming whether the boat had entered Israeli territorial waters. After the shots were fired, causing no damage or injuries, "the Lebanese boat changed course," she added. Relations between the two countries have been particularly tense since Tuesday when Israeli and Lebanese troops clashed along the border, in a deadly exchange of fire which killed two Lebanese soldiers and a journalist, as well as an Israeli officer. The standoff was sparked when Israeli troops tried to cut down a tree on the border, prompting the Lebanese to open fire towards them.

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DTN News: Palestinian 'Hit By Israeli Fire' Near Gaza Border

DTN News: Palestinian 'Hit By Israeli Fire' Near Gaza Border

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Barak Says Israel Not Planning New Gaza War

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(NSI News Source Info) Jerusalem - February 2, 2009: Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday that Israel does not intend to launch another broad operation in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip after launching air strikes on Sunday in response to rocket fire. "It is not our intention to have an Operation Cast Lead 2," Barak said in an interview with the YNet news Web site, using Israel's name for its recent 22-day offensive in Gaza.

"We said there would be a response and there was a response last night."

His comments clashed with statements on Sunday by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni who said that, if necessary, Israel would mount a new offensive in the Gaza Strip to choke off cross-border rocket fire.

Both Barak, head of the centre-left Labour Party, and Livni, chairman of the ruling, centrist Kadima party, are candidates for prime minister in Israel's February 10 election.

Opinion polls forecast victory for right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud.

Israeli planes attacked a Hamas security complex and smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border on Sunday, the latest of several outbreaks of violence that have strained a ceasefire that went into effect on January 18.

There were no reported casualties in the air strikes, the Israeli military said. The attacks followed the firing of about a dozen rockets and mortar bombs into southern Israel on Sunday, which wounded two Israeli soldiers and a civilian.

"Disproportionate response"

Israeli aircraft went into action hours after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened a "disproportionate" response to the rockets. Israel carried out its Gaza campaign with the declared aim of ending such attacks by militants.

A wing of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a group belonging to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, said it had launched some of the rockets, but not all were claimed.

"We know that most of this fire is not from Hamas but from other, smaller groups. However, Hamas bears responsibility," Barak told Israel Radio on Monday. "Hamas has to act to stop this." Taher al-Nono, a spokesman for the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, urged all factions on Sunday to "respect the national consensus" on the ceasefire, which the Islamist group declared two weeks ago after Israel said it was halting its assault on Gaza.

With US backing, Egypt is seeking a long-term truce deal that would end Hamas weapons smuggling into the Gaza Strip and also lead to a reopening of the enclave's border crossings, one of Hamas' main demands.

Israel tightened its blockade of Gaza after Hamas Islamists seized the territory from the Western-backed Abbas in 2007.

Since the truce was declared, in addition to Sunday's injuries, one Israeli soldier was killed and three others were wounded when a bomb exploded next to their patrol. Israeli air strikes have killed three Palestinians and wounded 10.

During Israel's 22-day offensive, at least 1,300 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip, including 700 civilians, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.

Israeli Warplane Bombs Gaza Border

Israeli Warplane Bombs Gaza Border

(NSI News Source Info) January 29, 2009: An Israeli warplane on Thursday bombed an area of the Gaza Strip border known to contain smuggling tunnels to Egypt after Palestinian militants fired a missile, the Israeli military said.

"An aerial attack took place against a site used to manufacture weapons in an area of the city of Rafah following the firing of a rocket into southern Israel in the evening," an Israeli army spokesperson told AFP.

Witnesses said the attack took place in eastern Rafah, an area known to contain smuggling tunnels, and that no one was injured.

A Palestinian child leads his horse as they pass destroyed homes in the area of east Jebaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, that was devastated in the last Israeli military offensive, Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama's new Mideast envoy George Mitchell sought Wednesday to strengthen a 10-day-old Gaza cease-fire that was thrown into turmoil, as Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza smuggling tunnels in retaliation for a Palestinian bombing on Tuesday that killed a soldier.

Earlier the Israeli military said the missile was fired from the Gaza Strip towards the town of Ofakim, which fell in an unpopulated area.

The rocket attack was claimed by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an offshoot of moderate Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.

Later the Israeli military said that early on Thursday a second missile was fired into southern Israel, but caused no damage or injuries.

It was the second launch of a missile since the end of the Gaza war, which Israel launched following repeated rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.

On Wednesday, the ruling Islamist movement Hamas said it had fired several mortar rounds at Israeli troops making an incursion into the Gaza Strip.

The first major violation of the truce which ended Israel's 22-day onslaught against Hamas in the Gaza Strip took place on Tuesday, when Palestinian militants killed an Israeli soldier in a bomb blast near the border.

Israeli Ground Forces Enter Gaza Strip / Israeli Troops Enter Gaza Strip

Israeli Ground Forces Enter Gaza Strip / Israeli Troops Enter Gaza Strip (NSI News Source Info) January 3, 2009: Israeli ground troops have entered the Gaza Strip, clashing with Hamas fighters as they crossed the border under the cover of darkness. Video: Israeli troops move into Gaza (ABC News) Click at ABC News for Video It is the first ground action of Israel's eight-day offensive on Gaza. Earlier, Israel continued its air and artillery attacks, which are estimated to have killed more than 400 Palestinians. Eye witnesses in Gaza say a column of Israeli tanks, some firing their weapons, rolled into the territory under the cover of darkness as combat helicopters fired from above. A Palestinian child was among the early fatal victims with 11 others wounded, Gaza medics said. Hamas replied to the Israeli ground offensive with mortar fire. The Israeli military confirmed the incursion had begun, saying a "large number" of troops had been sent into the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military says its aim is to take control of some of the areas used by Palestinian militants to fire rockets at Israel. Four Israelis have been killed by rocket fire from Gaza. "The objective is to destroy the Hamas terror infrastructure in the area of operations," military spokeswoman Major Avital Leibovitch said. "We are going to take some of the launch areas used by Hamas." In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said the goals of the operation included "dealing a hard blow to the Hamas terror infrastructure and changing the security reality in the south over a long period of time". Tens of thousands of military reservists have been called up on a mission Israel says could last for many long days. "This won't be a school outing," Brigadier Avi Benayahu told Israeli television. "We are taking about many long days."

Witnesses said armoured vehicles crossed into northern Gaza at four separate points, supported by helicopters. Israel has begun a ground operation with troops entering Gaza after a week of air strikes at Hamas targets. Hamas has vowed to turn the Gaza Strip into a "cemetery" for the Israeli army. "Your incursion into Gaza will not be a walk in the park and Gaza will become your cemetery God willing," Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwan said, reading a statement on Hamas television. "You do not have any other choice but to unconditionally end the aggression and lift the blockade." Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has "vigorously condemned" the Israeli ground offensive and called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting on the crisis. Air strikes Overnight, Israel continued air and artillery attacks on the territory. Witnesses said an air strike on a mosque in the town of Beit Lahiya took place as people prayed inside. At least 11 civilians, including children, were killed and 50 wounded, Hamas and medical officials said. Rescuers pulled people from the debris and the bodies of victims lay in pools of blood, the witnesses said. Israel has targeted mosques before, saying that Hamas had used them as command posts and fire bases. Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak told a news conference that Israel had restrained itself for a long time but now was the time to fight for peace. "I have said all along that our military activities will widen and deepen as much as needed," he said. "We are not war hungry. But we shall not, I repeat, we shall not allow a situation where our towns, villages and civilians are constantly targeted by Hamas. It will not be easy or short but we are determined." Protests Israel's Gaza offensive has sparked a wave of protests around the world. In Paris, more than 20,000 demonstrators, many wearing Arab keffiyeh headscarves, chanted slogans like "Israel murderer". In London, 10,000 protesters led by singer Annie Lennox carried Palestinian flags and placards with slogans such as "End the siege on Gaza" and "Stop the massacre". Meanwhile, the plight of the 1.5 million Palestinians crammed into Gaza is growing more desperate. Humanitarian agencies have warned that food, water and medical supplies are running short. "Nobody feels safe," an International Committee of the Red Cross worker said in a report on the body's website. "The problem is that we have nowhere to run for shelter." Israel has denied a humanitarian crisis is unfolding and says it has allowed food and medicine convoys into Gaza daily.