Ceasefire Broken Again + Update
By: Jewish Press News Briefs
Published: August 19th, 2014
via The Jewish Press » » Ceasefire Broken Again.
The IDF reports that 3 rockets from Gaza landed in the Be’er Sheva area. The rockets landed in an open area. No injuries were reported.
Residents of Be’er Sheva heard the loud explosions.
The rocket alert sirens did not go off.
3:53pm @LTCPeterLerner
IDF Confirmed: 3 rockets launched from #Gaza hit the Be’er Sheva area in southern #Israel. No injuries reported.
Presumably the rockets indicate that Hamas is unhappy with the progress of the negotiations in Cairo.
Update
Police sappers reach site of rocket impact
Police sappers are at one of the rocket impact sites near Beersheba, a spokesperson says on Twitter. No injuries or damage were reported in the incident, which effectively broke the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Police bomb disposal expert on site were rocket landed in an open area outside the city of Be’er Sheva. pic.twitter.com/AUPlEom4Ud
— Micky Rosenfeld (@MickyRosenfeld) August 19, 2014
Hamas says it’s unaware of the rocket fire.
‘For calm, Israel must do as we say’ — Hamas
Hamas spokesperson in the Gaza Strip Mushir al-Masry says, “If Israel wants calm it must accede to the demands and rights of the Palestinians.”
The announcement comes a couple hours after the breaking of the ceasefire, when rockets from Gaza exploded near Beersheba. No Palestinian group has claimed the fire.
Hamas says 2 kids injured in airstrikes
Two children were reported injured in Israeli airstrikes near Rafah, Hamas’s Health Ministry spokesperson says. There is no indication of the extent of their injuries.
Hamas spokesman hinted at rockets before launch
Shortly before the launch of rockets at Israel, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum hinted at more rocket fire, saying: “If Netanyahu doesn’t understand … the language of politics in Cairo, we know how to make him understand.”
– AP
No Gazans reported hurt in Israeli airstrikes
No Palestinians have been injured thus far in the 10 Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Hamas’s Al-Aqsa Radio reports.
False alarm in Eshkol region
Channel 2 says that its previous report of a rocket fired at the Eshkol region was a false alarm.
Rocket hits Eshkol region after sirens sound
After sirens go off in the Eshkol region of southern Israel, at least one rocket is reported to have exploded in an open area, causing no injury or damage.
The projectile was the fourth fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel in recent hours.
IDF hit 10 targets in Gaza, Channel 2 says
The IDF has thus far struck 10 terror targets in the Gaza Strip in the first Israeli strikes since rockets hit southern Israel, breaking the ceasefire earlier this afternoon, Channel 2 military correspondent Roni Daniel says.
Israel strikes north Gaza, local media say
Gaza news agencies report that Israel is firing at open areas in northern Gaza Strip and at Gaza waters, near the coast.
PM recalls delegates from Cairo talks
The prime minister and defense minister have instructed the Israeli delegation at the Cairo talks to return to Israel because of the ceasefire violation by Hamas, Israel Radio says citing diplomatic sources.
IDF begins strikes on Gaza Strip
The IDF says it’s currently targeting terror sites across the Gaza Strip in response to the rockets fired in the past hour at the southern city of Beersheba, breaking the 24-hour truce extension agreed upon last night.
There are no immediate reports from Gaza concerning the strikes.
Reports of explosions near Ashdod, Ashkelon
There are unconfirmed reports of explosions near the southern cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. They come shortly after rockets were fired at Beersheba, breaking the ceasefire, and Israel instructed the IDF to retaliate.
There is no immediate confirmation of the reports, and no sirens have gone off in either city.
Rockets are ‘grave violation’ — PM spokesman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesperson Mark Regev calls the rocket attack an hour ago a “grave and direct violation of the ceasefire to which Hamas committed itself.” He notes on Twitter that is the “eleventh ceasefire that Hamas has either rejected or violated.”
This is the eleventh ceasefire that Hamas has either rejected or violated.
— Mark Regev (@MarkRegevPMO) August 19, 2014
Today’s rocket attack on Be’er Sheva is a grave and direct violation of the ceasefire to which Hamas committed itself.
— Mark Regev (@MarkRegevPMO) August 19, 2014
There is still no word from Hamas about the rocket fire, nor have any Palestinian groups taken responsibility.
PM orders IDF to hit Gaza after rocket fire
Israeli officials say that after Hamas violated the ceasefire by launching rockets at the southern city of Beersheba, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the IDF to attack terror targets in Gaza, Haaretz reporter Barak Ravid tweets.
BREAKING: Israeli officials: After Hamas violated the ceasefire PM Netanyahu ordered IDF to attack terror targets in Gaza
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) August 19, 2014
IDF will retaliate, security official says
An Israeli security source says that the IDF will retaliate against Gaza for the rockets fired minutes ago at southern Israel, Channel 10′s military correspondent Alon Ben David reports.
גורם בטחוני: צהל יגיב על הירי
— Alon Ben-David (@alonbd) August 19, 2014
Three rockets launched from Gaza at Israel
Three rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, an IDF spokesman says. Many civilians reported hearing large explosions near Beersheba.
The launches are the first since the truce between Israel and Hamas was announced, midnight of Wednesday last week.
The rockets fell in open areas outside the city and caused no injuries or damage.
No sirens were sounded after the rockets were launched.
Confirmed: 3 rockets launched from #Gaza hit the Be’er Sheva area in southern #Israel. No injuries reported. We cease they fire?
— Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) August 19, 2014
http://www.timesofisrael.com/day-43-israel-confirms-truce-extended-by-24-hours-at-egypts-request/
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WarSclerotic 
August 19, 2014 at 4:09 PM
I’m keeping the faith that Netanyahu will do what’s right this time for both his people and the West and destroy Hamas once and for all!
August 19, 2014 at 4:14 PM
Me too !
August 19, 2014 at 5:43 PM
If so he would have done it, it would have started already.
As soon as the first rockets were fired and the IDF came out w the statement that there will be grave consequences…..so you can pretty much forget about the grave consequences, as they almost always come unannounced. Sorry.
But we shall see…
August 19, 2014 at 5:11 PM
I don’t think Hamas will give Israel any choice. They know now that the IDF will retaliate, yet they continue to ‘drizzle’ their rockets on Israel. It’s becoming clear that with or without concessions, the rockets will continue to fall. Even if they wanted to stop, there are too many factions engaging Israel to exercise control. Besides, who’s pressuring Iran to butt out?
August 19, 2014 at 5:17 PM
Options ?
August 19, 2014 at 5:56 PM
“When you are up against a wall, put down roots like a tree, until clarity comes from deeper sources to see over that wall and grow.”
― C.G. Jung
….and then there’s
“A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.”
― Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
…and I say,
“A wall is a double sided creature with the ability to separate hostilities equally while maintaining a restless lack of resolution on both sides.”
–LS
Other than that, I have no idea what I’m talking about. 🙂
August 19, 2014 at 6:20 PM
“Don’t be ashamed to weep; ’tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.”
― Brian Jacques, Taggerung
August 19, 2014 at 6:22 PM
“At night I dream that you and I are two plants
that grew together, roots entwined,
and that you know the earth and the rain like my mouth,
since we are made of earth and rain.”
― Pablo Neruda, Regalo De Un Poeta/ Gift Of A Poet
August 19, 2014 at 6:23 PM
“I’m planting a tree to teach me to gather strength from my deepest roots.”
― Andrea Koehle Jones, The Wish Trees
August 19, 2014 at 6:25 PM
“Walls don’t fall without effort.”
― Neal Shusterman, Bruiser
August 19, 2014 at 6:27 PM
“Your perspective on life comes from the cage you were held captive in.”
― Shannon L. Alder
A beauty !
August 19, 2014 at 6:32 PM
“Like all walls it was ambiguous, two faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side you were on.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed
August 19, 2014 at 6:41 PM
“I’m keeping the faith that Netanyahu will do what’s right this time for both his people and the West and destroy Hamas once and for all!”
I was also once a believer, but I can only look at craven gutlessness and cowardliness for so long before I have to so say, “if it walks like a duck and it talks like a duck, it must be a duck”
August 19, 2014 at 6:49 PM
I had lost the faith too the last couple weeks but Bibi has been given another chance today.
With each ceasefire violation the pressure mounts on Bibi to finally do what’s necessary to end the rockets.
If he doesn’t, we need to have faith that he’ll lose his office and be replaced with someone who will.
Operation Protective Edge is already into it’s 7th week, which is unprecedented territory for Israel. How much longer can Bibi resist the will of the people?
August 19, 2014 at 7:04 PM
Netanyahu is frozen with fear and looking for the easiest way out. Hamas by now know his cowardly ways and they’re squeezing his balls to cave in to their demands. As I said, the Puppet master has more stings to pull. Unless and until the strings are cut, the puppet master rules the roost!
August 19, 2014 at 7:18 PM
Evil can not be negotiated with. It can only be destroyed, or succumbed to. It is written.
August 19, 2014 at 7:27 PM
also in my book !
August 19, 2014 at 5:51 PM
Bibi I think is scared.
He’s scared of Hague.
He’s scared of not being able to travel abroad, labeled and wanted as a ‘war criminal’.
Somebody w info is probably holding the threat of a character-killing career-ending scandal over his head.
That’s my take.
But you know…the future’s not our’s to see…ce sera sera?
August 19, 2014 at 7:30 PM
Israel’s Churchill, what a fucken joke. Not only is he a coward, but he’s also a traitor trying to sell out the people.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried last week to hide from cabinet ministers the draft of a cease-fire agreement drawn up by Egypt. A senior Israeli official said that during last Thursday evening’s cabinet meeting, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman confronted Netanyahu, showing him the copy of the Egyptian proposal that he, Lieberman, had received, and demanded an explanation.
The Israeli official said Lieberman surprised Netanyahu with this revelation. This was the first that the other cabinet ministers had heard that Israel had received a draft cease-fire agreement from the Egyptians, and they demanded copies of their own so they could review it.”
August 19, 2014 at 8:12 PM
“Ceasefire in Tatters: Gaza Renews Rocket War on Israel”
OK raise your hands, how many didn’t see this coming? Oh right, The idiots in Tel-Aviv. The puppet master is jerking them around big time!
August 19, 2014 at 8:27 PM
Maybe they’re waiting for Israel to surrender. 😉