IHH head Bülent Yıldırım tonight at a pro-government TV channel said as summed up above in pro-gov’t Yeni Şafak‘s Twitter message: “Israel’s spoiled attitude might finish Jewish communities in Turkey. Otherwise worse will happen…
Israeli ground troops are moving into Gaza. From a purely tactical and short-term view, it makes sense. From a strategic and medium-to-long-term view, it’s crazy.
Egypt’s foreign minister accused Qatar, Turkey and Hamas on Thursday of conspiring to undermine Cairo’s efforts to bring about a ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group and Israel in Gaza, Egypt’s state news agency reported. Egypt sees Hamas as a threat because it is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, which the army removed from power last year, straining ties with the Gulf Arab
Palestinians say it is raining fire in Gaza, after Israel started ground operations into the besieged enclave tonight. Gaza, described as an open-air prison, is home to two million Palestinians, who have no where to run. Israel borders Gaza on one side, and Egypt blocks it from the other side.
Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Gaza City on killing of four Palestinian boys by Israel (credit: NBC News)