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Israel declares missing soldier dead as Gaza toll rises
The Israeli army on Aug. 3 announced the death of Hadar Goldin, the soldier who went missing in the Gaza Strip two days earlier, with no end to the bloodshed in sight.
Ex-army chief claims PM opted not to move against Gülenists
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan was supplied with intelligence regarding the police officers who were allegedly conducting operations on behalf of the Gülenist âparallel structure,â but he failed to act then, Turkeyâs former Chief of Staff Ä°lker BaÅbuÄ has claimed.
Israel will destroy tunnels with or without ceasefire: PM Netenyahu
The army will continue working to destroy tunnels used by Gaza militants for cross-border attacks with or without a ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on July 31.
Israel calls up 16,000 additional reservists as UN condemns shelling of Gaza market, school
Israel mobilised 16,000 additional reservists on July 31 to bolster its forces waging military operations in the Gaza Strip that left more than 100 Palestinians dead in a day.
Coalition tweaks multi-bill in bid to pacify armed forces, emergency services
Parliament is expected to begin on Thursday poring over the details of the extensive omnibus bill submitted to the House on Tuesday, although the government is continuing to make last minute changes to the draft legislation.
Islamists seize key Benghazi army base as Tripoli fire rages
Islamist groups seized the headquarters of the Libyan army's special forces in Libya's second city Benghazi after days of fighting, as a huge blaze raged at a fuel depot near the capital's airport.
An Islamist and jihadist alliance announced the capture July 29 of the main military base in the eastern city in a statement which was confirmed by an army official.
Israel agrees four-hour Gaza ceasefire as UN rages over school strike
Israel agreed July 30 to observe a four-hour lull in Gaza several hours after a deadly strike on a school killed 16, drawing a furious response from a U.N. refugee agency. In a statement, the army said it had agreed to a humanitarian pause which was to begin at 12:00 GMT.
Deadly shelling hits UN school as Hamas mulls truce
Israeli shells struck a U.N. school in Gaza early July 30, killing 16, as ground troops made a signficant push into the territory despite Palestinian efforts to broker a 24-hour truce.
It was the second time in a week that a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of homeless Palestinians had been hit, with the latest violence pushing the Gaza death toll over 1,260.
North Korea defies UN censure to fire missile into sea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un guided the military's latest rocket-firing drill, state media said Sunday, confirming the missile launch which was conducted in defiance of UN censure.
Taking turns with the handcuffs
What does our proverb say? âDonât make a martyr sigh, you will pay for it by and by.â Or you can say, âWhat goes around comes around.â
Itâs not exactly like this. Or it is exactly like this. Maybe this coming around was slow in the past, but we are living in such times now that todayâs wrongdoing does not even wait until tomorrow to be corrected.
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