Speaking at memorial for soldiers killed in 2014's Operation Protective Edge, PM Netanyahu says 50-day conflict was a "clear moral campaign of self-defense." Israel is "trying to reach calm, but is preparing to embark on a campaign – a large-scale military operation that will deliver a blow against Hamas and Islamic Jihad," he warns.
In speech marking fifth anniversary of 2014 Gaza conflict, Hamas military spokesman accuses Israel of misleading, lying about missing Israelis, remains of fallen IDF soldiers. "We warn that the file of the prisoners may be subject to closure completely as in the case of Ron Arad," he says.
Syria claims air-defense systems activated against Israeli strike on Tal al-Hara, strategic hill south of Damascus, where Hezbollah, Revolutionary Guard forces are stationed. According to Arab media reports, military base was completely decimated in attack.
While there is no proof Israel was behind last week’s attack on an Iraqi military base, its message was quite clear: The stationing in Iraq of Iranian ballistic missiles is unacceptable.
After years of backsliding, the government is now trying to put the public finances on a more sustainable footing, but economists still see "red flags."
