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10
injured after rocket strikes parked car in downtown Eilat; Israel
security cabinet to discuss Egypt cease-fire proposal early Tuesday
morning; Kerry 'deeply engaged' in discussions with Netanyahu, Abbas,
Egyptian officials.
LIVE UPDATES: Hamas rejects cease-fire without truce
10 injured after rocket strikes parked car in downtown Eilat; Israel security cabinet to discuss Egypt cease-fire proposal early Tuesday morning; Kerry 'deeply engaged' in discussions with Netanyahu, Abbas, Egyptian officials.
Eilat following a rocket attack, July 15, 2014.
Photo by Israel Police spokesperson
As Operation Protective Edge enters its second week, a
cease-fire initiative spearheaded by Egypt emerged. According to the
proposal, a cease-fire would begin Tuesday at 9 A.M. local time.
Israel's security cabinet will meet at 7 A.M. on Tuesday to discuss the proposal. A senior Israeli official said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepts the offer and will bring it to a vote. Economy Minister Naftali Bennett will reportedly vote against a cease-fire.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri already rejected the proposal late Monday night on the grounds that "we are still under occupation and resistance is the right of our people."
A rocket struck a parked car in Eilat, marking the first time Eilat was targeted during Operation Protective Edge. 10 were injured by the resulting shrapnel, and 10 were treated for shock.
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Since the operation began, 178 Palestinians have been killed and over 1,100 have been wounded. Gaza hospitals are reporting a dire shortage of medicine and equipment, particularly for trauma injuries.
Since the start of the operation, more than 700 rockets have landed within Israel. Only a fraction landed in urban regions. The Iron Dome, which is only meant to intercept rockets that are headed for such areas, has an 87 percent success rate.
For Monday's live updates, click here.
Latest updates:
"We reject any cease-fire before reaching a truce agreeement. It never happened in any war to cease fire on the ground before reaching an agreement," Abu Zuhri said in a press release.
Abu Zuhri repeated Hamas deputy Ismail Haniyeh's claims that Hamas is yet to receive a formal initiative of any kind.
He added, "Hamas refuses to be disarmed because we are still under occupation and resistance is the right of our people to defend themselves." (Haaretz)
2:16 A.M. Rocket makes direct hit on a parked car in Eilat after sirens sound throughout Eilat and surrounding areas. (Revital Levy-Stein and Shirly Seidler)
11:54 P.M. Sources in Habayit Hayehudi party say Economy Minister Naftali Bennett will vote against a cease-fire in the cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. (Barak Ravid)
11:39 P.M. 10-year-old Maram Wakili remains in critical condition after being wounded by a rocket in Lakiya in the Negev.
Her sister Atir is now in light condition. An 83-year-old man seriously injured in Be'er Sheva when falling on his way to a secure area in now in light condition, as well. (Shirly Seidler)
11:32 P.M. Hamas deputy political chief Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday that contacts for a potential cease-fire exist, yet Hamas is yet to receive a formal proposal.
In the speech aired Monday on Al-Jazeera, Haniyeh clarified Hamas did not seek escalation, blaming Israel for violating the previously-established cease-fire following 2012's Operation Cast Lead. (Zvi Barel)
Israel's security cabinet will meet at 7 A.M. on Tuesday to discuss the proposal. A senior Israeli official said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepts the offer and will bring it to a vote. Economy Minister Naftali Bennett will reportedly vote against a cease-fire.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri already rejected the proposal late Monday night on the grounds that "we are still under occupation and resistance is the right of our people."
A rocket struck a parked car in Eilat, marking the first time Eilat was targeted during Operation Protective Edge. 10 were injured by the resulting shrapnel, and 10 were treated for shock.
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Since the operation began, 178 Palestinians have been killed and over 1,100 have been wounded. Gaza hospitals are reporting a dire shortage of medicine and equipment, particularly for trauma injuries.
Since the start of the operation, more than 700 rockets have landed within Israel. Only a fraction landed in urban regions. The Iron Dome, which is only meant to intercept rockets that are headed for such areas, has an 87 percent success rate.
For Monday's live updates, click here.
Latest updates:
03:46 A.M. The
United States says it welcomes Egypt's call for a ceasefire between
Israel and the Palestinians, and hopes it will "lead to the restoration
of calm as soon as possible."
Secretary of State John Kerry was "deeply engaged" in conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian government officials, spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
The U.S. was committed to working for a resolution "to this dangerous and volatile situation," she said. (DPA)
03:26 A.M. The IDF says three rockets fell in Eilat, two in an urban area and one in an open area. The rockets were apparently fired from the Sinai Peninsula.
Security officials recently raised the possibility of rocket-fire originating from Sinai entering Israel.
Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, tweeted that "this is the first time Israel has been attacked from all fronts - Gaza, Lebanon, the Golan Heights and Sinai." (Gili Cohen)
3:02 A.M. A spokesperson from Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat says the hospital received 23 casualties following the rocket explosion in Eilat. Ten of those suffered light injuries, and 13 were being treated for anxiety. (Revital Levy-Stein)
2:51 A.M. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri says his organization would reject Egypt's cease-fire proposal.
Secretary of State John Kerry was "deeply engaged" in conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian government officials, spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
The U.S. was committed to working for a resolution "to this dangerous and volatile situation," she said. (DPA)
03:26 A.M. The IDF says three rockets fell in Eilat, two in an urban area and one in an open area. The rockets were apparently fired from the Sinai Peninsula.
Security officials recently raised the possibility of rocket-fire originating from Sinai entering Israel.
Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, tweeted that "this is the first time Israel has been attacked from all fronts - Gaza, Lebanon, the Golan Heights and Sinai." (Gili Cohen)
3:02 A.M. A spokesperson from Yoseftal Hospital in Eilat says the hospital received 23 casualties following the rocket explosion in Eilat. Ten of those suffered light injuries, and 13 were being treated for anxiety. (Revital Levy-Stein)
"We reject any cease-fire before reaching a truce agreeement. It never happened in any war to cease fire on the ground before reaching an agreement," Abu Zuhri said in a press release.
Abu Zuhri repeated Hamas deputy Ismail Haniyeh's claims that Hamas is yet to receive a formal initiative of any kind.
He added, "Hamas refuses to be disarmed because we are still under occupation and resistance is the right of our people to defend themselves." (Haaretz)
2:16 A.M. Rocket makes direct hit on a parked car in Eilat after sirens sound throughout Eilat and surrounding areas. (Revital Levy-Stein and Shirly Seidler)
11:54 P.M. Sources in Habayit Hayehudi party say Economy Minister Naftali Bennett will vote against a cease-fire in the cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. (Barak Ravid)
11:39 P.M. 10-year-old Maram Wakili remains in critical condition after being wounded by a rocket in Lakiya in the Negev.
Her sister Atir is now in light condition. An 83-year-old man seriously injured in Be'er Sheva when falling on his way to a secure area in now in light condition, as well. (Shirly Seidler)
11:32 P.M. Hamas deputy political chief Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday that contacts for a potential cease-fire exist, yet Hamas is yet to receive a formal proposal.
In the speech aired Monday on Al-Jazeera, Haniyeh clarified Hamas did not seek escalation, blaming Israel for violating the previously-established cease-fire following 2012's Operation Cast Lead. (Zvi Barel)
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