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Israel-Hamas 'Open War': LIVE UPDATES — RT
RT Israel-Hamas 'Open War': LIVE UPDATES
Published: 14 November, 2012, 19:52
Edited: 20 November, 2012, 20:46
Edited: 20 November, 2012, 20:46
Smoke rises from fire after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on November 19, 2012. (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
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Nov. 20, 16:46 GMT: Six men accused of collaboration with Israel have been publicly executed in Gaza City, AP reports. They were shot dead at a busy intersection, with Hamas' military wing claiming responsibility.
Nov. 20, 16:36 GMT: An Israeli airstrike has killed two journalists working for the Hamas-run al-Aqsa TV station, the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, reported on Twitter.
Nov. 20, 16:30 GMT: The Moroccan-brokered statement calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Gaza conflict was not adopted as the deadline passed, RT's sources at the UN report. The document was to be adopted automatically if no UN Security Council member speaks against it before 14:00 GMT.
Nov. 20, 16: 10 GMT: Israel and Hamas have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, to begin at 22:00 GMT Tuesday, Hamas' Ayman Taha says from Cairo.
Nov. 20, 16: 05 GMT: At least nine Palestinians have been killed since the Arab League delegation arrived in Gaza to express solidarity, Hamas' military wing says.
Nov. 20, 16: 00 GMT: A Hamas spokesman in Cairo has announced that a ceasefire will come into effect on Tuesday night, BBC sources report. Israeli officials have not commented on the statement.
Nov. 20, 15: 50 GMT: Netanyahu also said that “if a long-term solution can be put in place through diplomatic means, then Israel would be a willing partner for such a solution,” but maintained that Israel would not tolerate rocket attacks from Gaza.
Nov. 20, 15: 48 GMT: Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will act to defend its people “if stronger military action proves necessary,” while Ban “strongly” cautioned against a ground operation, which would result in further civilian casualties.
Nov. 20, 15: 40 GMT: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon are giving addresses ahead of their talks.
A handout picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and UN chief Ban Ki-moon during a press briefing on November 20, 2012 in Jerusalem. (AFP Photo/Avi Ohayon/GPO)
Nov. 20, 15: 00 GMT: At least six Palestinians were killed in an airstrike that hit two cars, bringing Tuesday’s death toll to 13, RT’s Paula Slier reports.
Nov. 20, 14: 23 GMT:
A short while ago, 5 IDF soldiers were wounded by a rocket fired from Gaza into Israel, according to an IDF spokesman.
Nov. 20, 13: 58 GMT: Egypt's foreign minister from Gaza: We are committed to lifting the blockade off the Strip, according to naharnet.com, the Lebanese news journal.
Nov. 20, 13: 51 GMT: If Israel is forced into ground operation in Gaza, it won't be a limited one, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, AFP reports.
Nov. 20, 13: 49 GMT: The IDF dropped flyers on Gaza telling residents of some Gaza city neighborhoods to evacuate ‘immediately’ to the city center, TV station Ch. 2 Israel reported.
Nov.20, 13: 42 GMT: A barrage of rockets lands at Yad Mordechai in Israel, setting off car alarms, according to the BBC.
Nov. 20, 13:25 GMT: Egyptian President Morsi says he is expecting the aggression to end on Tuesday with the Palestinians and Israelis reaching a ceasefire.
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi (Reuters/Amr Dalsh)
Nov. 20, 13:14 GMT: The Arab League delegation, led by Nabil Arabi, arrived at the Rafah border crossing in a show of solidarity with Palestinian people.
Nov. 20, 12:54 GMT: Sirens are sounding in Ashkelon, a coastal city some 50 kilometers from Tel Aviv, RT`s Paula Slier reports.
Nov. 20, 12:43 GMT: Hague argued that there is no military solution to the crisis in Gaza, or to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He also warned that a ground invasion of Gaza could lengthen the conflict, increase civilian casualties and erode international support for Israel.
Nov. 20, 12:38 GMT: British Foreign Minister William Hague is now speaking about Gaza in the House of Commons.
Nov. 20, 12:30 GMT: A rocket strike hit the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israeli media reported. The rocket landed in an uninhabited area, no injuries or casualties were reported.
Nov. 20, 12:015 GMT: Israel will "pay a heavy price" if it commits to a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, top Hamas commander Mohammed Deif said in an audio recording broadcast by Hamas-affiliated television station Al-Aqsa.
Nov. 20, 12:05 GMT: Israel has rejected a ceasefire agreement that stipulated the lifting of the blockade on Gaza and the end of the IDF’s targeted killing policy, RT’s Paula Slier said quoting Lebanese media reports.
Nov. 20, 11:46 GMT: The latests Israeli air strikes have killed a further six people in Gaza, pushing the death toll up to 116. Over 920 Gazans have been injured so far in Israel's 'Pillar of Defense'military campaign.
