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The round of escalation between Israel and the terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip which began with the terrorist attack north of Eilat on August 18 was rekindled after a temporary lull in the fighting on August 23. Read more...

During the daylight hours of August 23 the lull in the fighting announced by Hamas on the night of August 21 was honored, including by the Popular Resistance Committees. During the previous night it was violated by sporadic rocket and mortar shell fire targeting the western Negev. The last rocket was fired around midnight, and Read more...

This past week events focused on the series of coordinated terrorist attacks, whose targets included civilian vehicles, carried out by the Popular Resistance Committees north of Eilat, Israel’s southernmost city. Eight Israelis were killed and about 20 were wounded. Israel responded with attacks on a PRC command site, killing five PRC operatives, including Kamal al-Nairab, Read more...

Sporadic rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory continues. This past week a 122mm Grad rocket hit an open area near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba. l.Riyadh al-Maliki, Palestinian foreign minister, said that Mahmoud Abbas would present the Palestinian appeal to join the United Nations on September 20, 2011. Read more...

This past week the rocket and mortar shell fire into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip continued. The Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said at a press conference that the Palestinian Authority was planning acts of violence and bloodshed for the September events. Read more...

Sporadic rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel continued this past week – two rocket hits were identified. Hamas and the other terrorist organizations exploited the relative quiet in the Gaza Strip to hold extensive training exercises. The Palestinian Authority continued its diplomatic preparations for its move in the United Nations this coming September. Read more...