‘Israel did not agree to releasing Islamic Jihad prisoners in ceasefire’
Israel did not agree to release the Palestinian Islamic Jihad senior member Bassam al-Saadi as part of the ceasefire talks to end Operation Breaking Dawn.
ByLAHAV HARKOV A picture taken on August 5, 2022, shows Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza City in retaliation to earlier Israeli airstrikes. (photo credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Islamic Jihad rockets killed more civilians in Gaza than IDF airstrikes did
An IDF briefing about Operation Breaking Dawn revealed that one in five Islamic Jihad rockets fell in Gaza.
ByARIELLA MARSDEN Smoke trails are seen after a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit an open field near Sderot on August 7, 2022. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Biden welcomes ceasefire, calls for investigation into civilian casualties
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF US President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid (not seen) at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel July 14, 2022(photo credit: ATEF SAFADI/POOL VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Islamic Jihad head: If Israel breaks agreement, we will resume fighting
The movement's head said there was unity between all the Palestinian factions despite the fact that Hamas was not taking part in the current conflict.
ByTZVI JOFFRE Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhala in Tehran, August 2022(photo credit: Erfan Kouchari/Tasnim News Agency)Go to the full article > >
Rockets fired from Gaza, breaking ceasefire after 8 minutes
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A salvo of rockets is fired from Gaza City toward Israel, on August 6, 2022. (photo credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Operation Breaking Dawn to end with Israel-Islamic Jihad ceasefire at 11:30 p.m.
Lapid says the operation will continue as long as necessary • Shin Bet says Israel met most of its objectives for Breaking Dawn
Gaza power plant closes, Palestinians have 4 hours of electricity daily
Gaza is chronically short of electricity and is never able to provide 24-hour service.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFFA view shows Gaza's power plant through a barbed fence in the central Gaza Strip January 16, 2017(photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > >Important facts
The IDF launched Operation Breaking Dawn against Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip on Friday evening.
So far, hundreds of rockets were fired toward Israeli communities from the Gaza Strip, including outside Jerusalem.
Two of the main Islamic Jihad targets so far were Khaled Mansour and Tayseer al-Jabari.
A ceasefire entered into effect on Sunday night, although a number of rockets were fired shortly afterwards.