Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a ceasefire without approval of his Cabinet and amid warnings that Hamas would soon resume attacks. Officials acknowledged that the Egyptian-arranged ceasefire did not include demands by Netanyahu, particularly the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip. They said the agreement on Aug. 26 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has prepared for a sustained rocket campaign from the Gaza Strip. The military has instituted regulations that virtually end public life in much of the Jewish state. The regulations by the military’s Homefront Command ban gatherings routine for concerts, school assemblies and prayer. “Gatherings of more than […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel, under pressure from the United States, has again imposed a freeze on Jewish construction in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Officials said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his government to suspend tenders for housing projects in Jewish communities in the West Bank and most of Jerusalem. The officials […]