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Liveblogging Israel-Gaza Active Conflict: Day 46
Friday, August 21, the 46th day of Operation Protective Edge. As the fate of Hamas military chief Muhammad Deif remained unknown, Israel confirmed Thursday that it killed three top Hamas commanders; Gazan terrorists continued heavy rocket fire into Israel, bringing the total since a truce was breached Tuesday to over 300. The cabinet okayed the call-up of 10,000 reserve soldiers, even as the US and others attempted to get ceasefire efforts back on trackbelow summary - more speculation on whether Maashal gave away Deif location via a contrary to protocol phone call - speculation of problems in Hamas's command and control - a new complicated EU effort to work a peace settlement into a cease fire agreement - this will be sure to confuse Egypt, Israel, Hamas and the PA but make the EU feel good about itself - speculation on the how much missile inventory remains for Hamas Posted by: lord garth 2014-08-22 |
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