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This past week there was no rocket or mortar shell fire into Israeli territory. An attempt to cross the Israeli-Egyptian border was prevented. The infiltrator fled but left behind a bag with a 15-kilogram (33-pound) IED, apparently intended to be used in a terrorist attack in Israel. Internal political affairs focused on the announcement made Read more...

Rocket and mortar shell fire into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip increased this past week, with four rocket and two mortar shell hits. In response, on three separate occasions the Israeli Air Force attacked sites A delegation of senior Hamas figures arrived in Cairo for meetings with the Egyptians and the German mediator regarding Read more...

One rocket was fired into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip this week, as Hamas maintains its policy of restraint. Recently several statements have been made by senior members of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority regarding plans to unilaterally declare the establishment of a Palestinian state with the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its Read more...

This past week one rocket was fired into the western Negev from the Gaza Strip, as Hamas maintains its policy of restraint and enforces it on the rogue organizations. Events this week focused on the seizure of the MV Franco, carrying a large quantity of arms. Mahmoud Abbas, announce that he would not seek reelection Read more...

This past week one rocket was fired into the western Hamas maintains its policy of restraint. Another rocket was fired at the Kiryat Shemonah region from south Lebanon. American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference. Secretary Clinton said that the United States accepted the Israeli Read more...