Saturday, August 9, 2014

Israel says it refuses to negotiate while rockets fall

Israel says it refuses to negotiate while rockets fall

Five Palestinians killed in fresh IDF strikes Saturday, including senior Hamas official, as rocket sirens sound repeatedly in Gaza periphery; 2 dead, dozens wounded in Friday West Bank clashes

By Ilan Ben Zion and Itamar Sharon August 9, 2014, 12:17 am Updated: August 9, 2014, 1:17 pm
  • Palestinians attend Friday noon prayers in the shadow of a toppled minaret at a mosque that was hit by Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. Hamas ended a truce Friday morning and resumed firing rockets into Israel, drawing Israel air strikes on what Israel said were terror targets. Israel says rockets and tunnels have been cited in Gaza schools, mosques and homes. (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)
    Palestinians attend Friday noon prayers in the shadow of a toppled minaret at a mosque that was hit by Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. Hamas ended a truce Friday morning and resumed firing rockets into Israel, drawing Israel air strikes on what Israel said were terror targets. Israel says rockets and tunnels have been cited in Gaza schools, mosques and homes. (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)
  • Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces (unseen) following a demonstration in support of Gaza after Friday prayers at the Hawara checkpoint, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, on August 8, 2014 (Photo credit: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
    Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces (unseen) following a demonstration in support of Gaza after Friday prayers at the Hawara checkpoint, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, on August 8, 2014 (Photo credit: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
  • An Israeli man examines the damage to the roof of his house after a rocket fired from Gaza hit in a residential neighborhood of the southern city of Sderot, Friday, August 8, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
    An Israeli man examines the damage to the roof of his house after a rocket fired from Gaza hit in a residential neighborhood of the southern city of Sderot, Friday, August 8, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
  • Police sappers inspect a part of a rocket that exploded inside Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 8, 2014. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)
    Police sappers inspect a part of a rocket that exploded inside Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 8, 2014. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)
  • Still from Al-Jazeera's footage, broadcast on Wednesday, August 6, showing Hamas gunmen, weapons and tunnels in place ahead of Hamas's breach of the truce on August 8 (MEMRI screenshot)
    Still from Al-Jazeera's footage, broadcast on Wednesday, August 6, showing Hamas gunmen, weapons and tunnels in place ahead of Hamas's breach of the truce on August 8 (MEMRI screenshot)
  • Smoke rises after airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants near the Khazer checkpoint outside of the city of Irbil in northern Iraq, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. (Photo credit: AP/ Khalid Mohammed)
    Smoke rises after airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants near the Khazer checkpoint outside of the city of Irbil in northern Iraq, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. (Photo credit: AP/ Khalid Mohammed)
  • Palestinian protestors wave Hamas and Islamic Jihad flags as they take part in a demonstration is support of Gaza after Friday prayers in the West Bank town of Hebron on August 8, 2014. (Photo credit: AFP/HAZEM BADER)
    Palestinian protestors wave Hamas and Islamic Jihad flags as they take part in a demonstration is support of Gaza after Friday prayers in the West Bank town of Hebron on August 8, 2014. (Photo credit: AFP/HAZEM BADER)
  • A man inspects the damage caused by a rocket that exploded near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on Friday, August 8, 2014. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)
    A man inspects the damage caused by a rocket that exploded near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on Friday, August 8, 2014. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)
  • A rocket fired from Gaza Strip is shot down over Ashkelon by the Iron Dome missile defense system, Friday, August 8, 2014. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)
    A rocket fired from Gaza Strip is shot down over Ashkelon by the Iron Dome missile defense system, Friday, August 8, 2014. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)
  • Protest against anti-Israel media bias is held August 8, 2014 in front of CNN headquarters in New York. (Cathryn J. Prince/The Times of Israel)
    Protest against anti-Israel media bias is held August 8, 2014 in front of CNN headquarters in New York. (Cathryn J. Prince/The Times of Israel)
The Times of Israel is liveblogging events as they unfold through Saturday, August 9, the 33rd day of Operation Protective Edge. The IDF continued its air campaign in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as terrorists fired rockets at Israeli communities. The US had said Friday it hoped for a renewed truce in the ‘coming hours’ after Hamas ended a 72-hour ceasefire Friday morning and fired some 60 rockets into Israel in the course of the day. Israel began hitting back more than two hours after the rockets resumed Friday, and the Israeli delegation left the ceasefire talks in Cairo, with Israel saying it would not negotiate under fire. (Friday’s liveblog is here.)
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