Jerusalem Post: From the city of peace to a country on the brink of war
The premier and his staff headed home in the dead of night, under a shower of rain that dimmed the lights of his convoy.
The guns of a possible Israel-Gaza war were fired less than 12 hours after church bells rang out throughout Paris at 11 a.m. on Sunday to commemorate the moment when the guns of World War I became silent exactly a century ago.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had come to Paris to celebrate the 100th anniversary of that peace, cut his trip short after an IDF military operation gone awry rekindled violence with Hamas.
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WNU Editor: When you have hundreds of missiles hitting Israel within 24 hours .... in my book that is a state of war.
Update: It looks like Israel is preparing for a ground offensive .... IDF sends tanks to Gaza border, bracing for potential full-fledged ground offensive – reports (RT).
More News On Israel And Hamas At The Brink Of War
The Latest: UN, Egypt working to end Gaza fighting -- AP
IDF readies for heavier Gaza conflict as massive missile barrage persists -- Times of Israel
Israel, Hamas trade heavy fire after deadly incursion -- AP
Israel-Gaza border ignites after botched incursion; four dead -- Reuters
Israel-Gaza violence erupts after covert op killings -- BBC
Israeli air raids kill three Palestinians as Gaza tensions rise -- Al Jazeera
Gaza rocket hits bus, Israel launches airstrikes on Palestinian enclave -- NBC
Intense fighting erupts on Israel-Gaza border after botched raid -- ABC News Online
Gaza-Israel tensions flare after night of violence threatening ceasefire hopes -- DW
Israeli air strike destroys Hamas TV building in Gaza: AFP -- AFP
