Israel agrees to four-hour lull in fighting in Gaza
As Israel continues to hit Hamas weapon sites which are generally hidden among civilian places, with the latest target being a UNWRA school in Gaza, its Foreign Ministry tweeted that Hamas continues the practice of storing weapons in UN school.
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Hamas has no problem with hiding rockets in #UN schools in #Gaza. it got caught doing so 3 times this month alone! pic.twitter.com/6UgRsto9qa
— Israel Foreign Min. (@IsraelMFA) July 30, 2014
Terrorists in Gaza used 5 mosques to hide weapons and house tunnel access shafts. Our aircraft targeted these sites overnight.
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) July 30, 2014
Our soldiers in Gaza found a terrorist training manual for handling explosives at home. http://t.co/BwIGgCgSmT— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) July 30, 2014
Our soldiers in Gaza found a terrorist training manual for handling explosives at home. http://t.co/BwIGgCgSmT— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) July 30, 2014
Further dousing the hopes of a truce, a top Hamas commander named Mohammed Deif, said that a ceasefire was impossible without Israel ending the siege, reports said.
Tuesday was a destructive day for Gaza, as Israeli shelling set ablaze the only power plant supplying electricity to Gaza, along with attacking al-Aqsa radio and TV stations.
Ceasefire hopes continued fading after PM Netanyahu warned of a “prolonged” military offensive in Gaza, saying, "We will continue to act aggressively and responsibly until the mission is completed to protect our citizens, soldiers and children”.
Israel launched a ground offensive in Gaza ten days after it started Operation Protective Edge, aiming to destroy a network of underground tunnels, which Israel says, are used by the Hamas to infiltrate and plan attacks on Israelis.