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This past week there was quiet in the western Negev and along the Israeli-Lebanese border. Articles in Egypt’s establishment press strongly attacked Hamas, accusing it of responsibility for the rocket fire at Eilat. According to media reports the Lebanese women’s ship Mar Iam was supposed to set sail from Lebanon to Cyprus on August 8. Read more...

Events this past week focused on the rocket fire from the Sinai Peninsula targeting Eilat and Aqaba, and from the Gaza Strip targeting Ashqelon and the western Negev. The Arab League’s monitoring committee gave the Palestinian Authority a green light to hold direct negotiations with Israel subject to Mahmoud Abbas’ decision regarding a date for Read more...

This past week there was an increase in rocket fire attacks on western Negev population centers. In response Israeli Air Force planes attacked three terrorist targets. The international community is still probing the Mavi Marmara flotilla and its outcome. The Palestinian Authority continues dealing with direct negotiations with Israel. So far it has been decided Read more...

This past week quiet continued in the western Negev. One mortar shell was fired at an IDF force; there were no casualties. The Libyan ship Amalthea (Amal) reached the port of El Arish in Egypt and unloaded its cargo, which was transported to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings. There are Read more...

Events focused on the launching of an aid ship to the Gaza Strip by a Libyan charitable society called the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation. Read more...

This past week one rocket hit was identified in a community in the western Negev. In response the Israeli Air Force attacked terrorist targets in the northern and southern Gaza Strip. The State of Israel adopted a new policy of easing restrictions on the Gaza Strip The flotilla from Lebanon is still in port. Read more...