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| liveblogging Israel-gaza active conflict day 49 |
| 2014-08-25 |
| Monday, August 25, the 49th day of Operation Protective Edge. Hamas pounded southern Israel with about 140 rockets on Sunday. Daniel Tragerman, killed by Hamas mortar fire Friday in his home at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, was laid to rest. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel was stepping up its strikes on Hamas targets, and that the operation might extend into the new school year next month |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #1 Unconfirmed report that PFLP-GC chief killed by Islamists Unconfirmed reports late Monday claimed PFLP-GC leader Ahmed Jibril was killed in an IED attack in Syria carried out by the Nusra Front. It was not clear when or where the attack supposedly took place. PFLP-GC chief Ahmed Jibril (right) pictured with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut in May 2002. Jibril's son, Jihad Jibril, was killed in a car bombing in Beirut that month. (photo credit: AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi) PFLP-GC chief Ahmed Jibril (right) pictured with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut in May 2002. Jibril’s son, Jihad Jibril, was killed in a car bombing in Beirut that month. (photo credit: AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi) Jibril’s group is a close ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-08-25 19:51 |