Israel's Gaza offensive
Follow the live blog for events as they happen in Israel and the Gaza Strip.
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- Associated Press
Israeli forces continued to batter Gaza on Tuesday, hitting more than 70 targets including the home of the late leader of Hamas' military wing, five mosques and a football stadium.A Israeli police spokesperson also said that two more soldiers were killed, bringing the total to 27 since the ground offensive began. - Associated Press
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Hassidic Jews try to cheer up #Israel 's south with music van, dancing as fighting rages kms away #CBC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtJFpuyCMAAMPly.jpgby Saša Petricic via twitter 7/22/2014 10:35:43 AM -
A group of foreign journalists enters Gaza Strip. #cbc https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtJTF0DCcAAhtkw.jpgby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 11:34:18 AM -
Heard a fair bit of shelling (likely from Israeli tanks) as I entered Gaza from the Erez crossing. #cbc #gaza https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtJTvaYCMAAq4CY.jpgby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 11:37:05 AM
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Family members wait for news of injured loved ones outside Gaza's al Shifa hospital. #cbc #gaza https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtKBMCZCEAEQA37.jpgby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 2:55:38 PM
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Heard what just sounded like rocket fire from Gaza City - toward Israel. Then a big bang after. #BackInGaza #CBCby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 3:38:43 PM
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Another view by #CBC this time deeper into Gaza today. Rockets out, shelling in. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtKMHC8IYAAdhU6.jpgby Paul Hunter via twitter 7/22/2014 3:43:21 PM -
First stop by #CBC in Gaza is Al Shifa hospital where some get help, others are turned away, doctors too busy. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtKNwQ9CUAIKbcK.jpgby Paul Hunter via twitter 7/22/2014 3:50:34 PM
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.@UNRWA says +118,300 Palestinians are now seeking shelter in 77 UN shelters in #Gaza (via @ChrisGunness ) #CBCby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 3:51:51 PM
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Two US airlines cancel flights to Israel’s Ben Gurion after rocket explodes north of airport in Yehud. #CBC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtKORscCMAAMzWG.pngby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 3:52:49 PM
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Medical worker waits for next ambulance outside al Shifa hospital today in Gaza. #CBC saw 7 in our brief visit today. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtKOeIaIcAIWae0.jpgby Paul Hunter via twitter 7/22/2014 3:53:39 PM
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.@AirCanada now says flight 84 from Toronto to Tel Aviv has been cancelled, after a rocket strike near #TLV airport earlier today. #CBCby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 5:44:48 PM
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Israel’s transport ministry urges airlines to keep flying to Tel Aviv - it’s “safe for landings and departures.” (via @haaretzcom ) #CBCby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 5:48:07 PM
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Gaza man cries in anguish as he's hurried into al Shifa hospital this afternoon. #CBC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtKp0KUIcAA2OLT.jpgby Paul Hunter via twitter 7/22/2014 5:53:08 PM
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Rocket fired from northern Gaza Strip into Israel. #cbc https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtKrCCNCIAEW3--.jpgby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 5:58:45 PM
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Not much to see in this photo: the lights are Israel; foreground is #Gaza . Almost all homes without power. #CBC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtKySPJCEAAhWKy.jpgby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 6:30:09 PM
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Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN, read the names of 44 Palestinian children killed in the fighting and showed council members grim photos of victims and grieving survivors. He urged the council, which is often divided on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to adopt a resolution demanding an end to the fighting.
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In this round of hostilities, for the first time in 20-odd years, we’re seeing rockets that can reach the economic centre of Israel, which is centred around Tel Aviv.
Nadine Baudot-Trajtenburg, deputy governor of the Bank of Israel, tells CBC News that even though Israeli airlines are still flying, any prolonged closing of the airport could result in economic harm to Israel.Baudot-Trajtenburg made these remarks in an interview with CBC's Lang & O'Leary Exchange. -
Met Niama al Rawagh (l) at Gaza's main hospital as she waited for news of her injured nephew. Story: @CBCWorldatSix https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtLU3zYCIAEMixI.jpgby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/22/2014 9:01:05 PM
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- Thomson Reuters
The Palestinian decision-making body led by U.S.-backed President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday endorsed demands by Hamas for halting Gaza hostilities with Israel, a closing of ranks that may help Egyptian-mediated truce efforts.
The Gaza demands of stopping the aggression and lifting the blockade in all its forms are the demands of the entire Palestinian people and they represent the goal that the Palestinian leadership has dedicated all its power to achieve.
In a move that could effectively turn Abbas into the main interlocutor for a Gaza truce, his umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Wednesday formally supported core conditions set by the Hamas-led fighters.
"We are confident Gaza will not be broken as long as our people are standing beside it to support it through all possible means until the invaders understand that our great people inside the homeland and outside will not leave Gaza alone, " senior PLO official Yasser Abed Rabbo said in Ramallah, the hub city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank where Abbas is based.
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1 US flight did land at TLV today, despite FAA’s temp. halt to flights to Israel. John Kerry’s. (Pic @StateDept ) #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtOfW_PCEAAeWEv.png
by Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/23/2014 11:45:39 AM -
State Dept. notes Secy Kerry flew to #Israel on a military aircraft not covered by FAA 24 hr ban on US flights to Ben Gurion.by petermaercbs via twitter retweeted by DerekStoffelCBC 7/23/2014 11:48:52 AM -
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Hamas political chief Meshaal giving speech from exile in Qatar. Says @netanyahu launched war in revenge for killing of 3 Isr. teens #CBCby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/23/2014 6:24:23 PM
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Israel Radio quoting both Hamas sources and Israeli sources reporting that an agreement to stop hostilities seems imminentby OriNir_APN via twitter retweeted by DerekStoffelCBC 7/23/2014 6:42:36 PM -
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Car overstuffed with sacks of flour leaves UN emergency food depot in Gaza City today. #CBC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtQGtHAIIAANdHa.jpgby Paul Hunter via twitter 7/23/2014 7:17:29 PM
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Any news on ceasefire? This is the question every journalist here is asked by ordinary Gazans. #Gaza #GazaUnderAttackby Fares Akram via twitter retweeted by DerekStoffelCBC 7/23/2014 7:27:17 PM -
Heading to bed like most in Gaza not sure if there’s a truce or a ceasefire or another night of more bombs and rockets. #Goodnightby Derek Stoffel via twitter 7/23/2014 9:36:55 PM
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The Iron Dome in action today as seen from the #CBC hotel window in Gaza City, seconds after a rocket fired north. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtQt7_jCQAEQmS_.jpgby Paul Hunter via twitter 7/23/2014 10:08:53 PM
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- in Vancouver
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has lifted a two-day ban on flights to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport:Before making this decision, the FAA worked with its U.S. government counterparts to assess the security situation in Israel and carefully reviewed both significant new information and measures the Government of Israel is taking to mitigate potential risks to civil aviation.
The FAA’s primary mission and interest are the protection of people traveling on U.S. airlines. The agency will continue to closely monitor the very fluid situation around Ben Gurion Airport and will take additional actions, as necessary.
Read the full statement here. - in Vancouver
