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Police cordon off area after a Palestinian man rams digger into a public bus in Jerusalem. (photo: Activestills.org)

Jerusalem terrorist attacks leave one Israeli dead; Israel, Hamas agree to 72-hour truce

Two terrorist attacks left one Israeli dead and several wounded in Jerusalem on Monday. The first attack, which took place around 1:30 p.m., occurred after a man driving a digger used his vehicle to flip over a public bus, killing one and wounding five others. Just several hours later, a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on…

By Edo Konrad August 5, 2014

Palestinians recover belongings from the Khuza'a neighborhood following bombardment by Israeli forces, Gaza Strip, August 1, 2014.

PHOTOS: Gazans recover belongings, bodies during short-lived ceasefire

Before a scheduled 72-hour ceasefire collapsed early Friday, Gazan residents tried to use the time to collect possessions, as well as the bodies of loved ones buried under rubble. Photos by: Anne Paq and Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org As the death toll in Gaza topped 1,500, hundreds of residents returned to the southern Gaza Strip village of…

By Activestills August 1, 2014

President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office Monday, May 18, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Obama calls on Netanyahu to accept unconditional humanitarian ceasefire; 15 killed in Gaza

In a phone call held Sunday night, U.S. President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Netanyahu that there is a “strategic imperative” to reach an immediate humanitarian ceasefire based on the one agreed to in November 2012 after the previous round of fighting between Israel and Hamas. According to Obama, the U.S. supports the Egyptian ceasefire…

By Edo Konrad July 27, 2014

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