Israel Agrees to 5-Hour Humanitarian Ceasefire

The UN has proposed a 5-hour ceasefire in the Gaza conflict to safely allow relief aid into Gaza.  Israel has agreed to the ceasefire, which is scheduled to begin at 10:00am Israel time on Thursday morning.  There are no known responses from Hamas regarding agreement to the ceasefire.Before officially rejecting the Egyptian-proposed ceasefire earlier this …

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A Word Straight from Israel (Amir Tsarfati)

Friends, I have just read Amir Tsarfati's latest post on his app, Behold Israel.  (Available on Android, and iPhone.)  If you have a smart phone, love Israel, and want a very solid Jewish Messianic perspective on events in Israel, download this app.Amir is a tour guide in Israel (among other things), and I have had …

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Israeli Volunteer Killed at Gaza Border; Iranian Nuclear Talks Likely to Extend

A 37-year-old Israeli civilian volunteer has become the first Israeli casualty of the 2014 Gaza conflict.  He and another man were delivering food to Israeli soldiers gathered at the Erez border crossing when he was hit by mortar shrapnel.  Medics responded immediately and the man was quickly transferred to a hospital in Ashkelon, where he …

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Hamas Response to Ceasefire: 20+ Rockets into Israel

Though Israel agreed to the Egyptian-proposed ceasefire to begin at 9:00am this morning, Hamas responded with over 20 rockets fired into Israel.  Thus, the IDF has resumed targeting and attacking terrorist sites in the Gaza Strip.It does not appear that Hamas is willing to strike a peace deal, though there is no way they can …

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