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This week quiet in the western Negev continued. Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu announced that in his latest meeting with American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a new American initiative had been worked out for the resumption of the peace talks. Read more...

This past week one rocket hit was identified in the Gaza Strip. In response the Israeli Air Force attacked terrorist targets. IAF aircraft also struck a car, killing an operative affiliated with the global jihad. According to the IDF Spokesman’s website, he had been involved in carrying out terrorist attacks in the Gaza Strip and Read more...

This past week the relative quiet in the western Negev continued. No rockets were fired.2 Mortar shells were fired An attack attempted by an Al-Qaeda network in Yemen was prevented after the organization airmailed bombs to two synagogues in Chicago (October 29, 2010). A suicide bombing attack was carried out in Istanbul (October 31, 2010) Read more...

This past week the western Negev was relatively quiet. On October 21 the Viva Palestina convoy entered the Gaza Strip. Read more...

This past week the western Negev was quiet. Mahmoud Abbas, interviewed by Israeli Channel 1 TV on October 17, again demanded a construction freeze in the settlements, but added that in any case there would not be a new intifada. He said that if an agreement were reached, the Palestinians would be ready to end Read more...

This past week one rocket and one mortar shell hit were identified in the western Negev. In response the Israeli Air Force attacked two Hamas terrorist targets in Gaza City and a vehicle carrying senior Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades operatives. The Arab League’s monitoring committee said in an announcement that renewing the direct negotiations would Read more...