For other liveblogging, see The Muqata Another day, another post for updates on the situation here in Israel and Operation Cast Lead. Updates (Israel time; most recent at top) Monday Jan 12th – for latest updates, see here. 11:00PM: That’s it from me for tonight. Brian of London and NeoZionoid may continue with the updates [...]
It is the Jewish Sabbath in Israel, so I will not be blogging until Saturday evening, Israel time. In my absence, I have enlisted the help of Brian of London (who is actually in New York), and NeoZionoid (who is in Australia). They will provide updates of the situation in Israel. I have asked them [...]
For other liveblogging, see The Muqata Despite Israel’s efforts to postpone the vote by 24 hours, the UN Security Council approved Resolution 1860 calling for an immediate end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas. The resolution “stresses the urgency of and calls for an immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire, leading to the full [...]
Sticky post. Please scroll down for new posts and updates. For other liveblogging, see The Muqata Last night, after having already struck tunnels and buildings used to store weapons, the IDF stepped up its operations, shelling Rafah. IDF tanks were also reportedly heading towards Khan Yunis (according to Sky News), and the IAF reportedly attacked [...]
For other liveblogging, see The Muqata. The US backed the Egyptian ceasefire proposal, which involves truce talks on long-term border arrangements and an end to the “blockade” of Gaza. The US supports the proposal as long as the ceasefire will be “durable and sustainable,” and include the following three elements: a halt to rocket attacks [...]
Sticky post. Please scroll down for new posts and updates. For other liveblogging, see The Muqata. As Brian reported earlier, 3 of our soldiers were killed and 20 injured in a friendly fire incident last night, after one of our tanks fired a live round at an abandoned building in which Golani forces had taken [...]
Sticky post. Please scroll down for new posts and updates. For other liveblogging, see The Muqata. After a day of fighting in which an IDF soldier was killed and more than 40 were injured, soldiers began searching for weapon caches, terrorist infrastructure and terrorists, clashing with terrorists firing mortar shells and grenade launchers at IDF [...]
I am now back on my computer after a relatively peaceful Shabbat down south near Be’er Sheva, with no hint of the current conflict except for the more-than-occasional fighter jet flying overhead, conversations about the situation, and the fact that the synagogue in which I prayed doubles as a bomb shelter. While I was enjoying [...]
I interrupt the liveblogging to bring to you something you have undoubtedly been waiting for all year. Here are the top Separated at Births of 2008. Like I did last year, I’ll let you all decide on the final composition and order of the Top 10. All you have to do is vote in the [...]
It has been a relatively quiet night, with no additional rockets being fired in to Israel since we last met. From our side, the IAF has continued to strike terror-related targets, including 15 Hamashole houses, and another mosque used for prayers as a storage facility for arms (a large amount of Grad missiles, Qassam rockets [...]
