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Liveblogging the Latest – Tuesday January 22nd

Liveblogging the Latest – Tuesday January 22nd

With some in the Arab media reportedly blaming Hamas for the current crisis, and reports that some Hamas leaders had instructed all palestinian terrorist groups to stop firing rockets and mortars at Israel, one could be forgiven for believing the Qassams would stop.
One would be wrong.
As at the time of this post, the palestinians [...]

Baking a Crisis

I mentioned yesterday Palestinian Arab press reports that Hamas forced the bakeries of Gaza to be closed even though they had a month of supplies. I wrote on Sunday about similar reports that Hamas was stealing fuel meant for hospitals.
Today, a PA official confirmed these stories:
A top PA official in Ramallah told The Jerusalem [...]