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Big News Round-Up
Syria, a fishing boat, and Ebola Syria Syria’s civil war is threatening to spill into other countries. Islamists (not ISIS) seized the border crossing into Israel. U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard fired a warning shot at an Iranian fishing boat. The fishing boat then left. Occurred in the Persian Gulf. West African Ebola Outbreak The CDC says the outbreak is …
Mid-East Update
Israel, Gaza, and Iraq Iraq ISIS attempted to capture a strategic dam. In the past, ISIS has used dams to flood cities. Iraqi and Kurdish forces, aided by US, drove ISIS from dam. Israel and Gaza Israel/Hamas ceasefire ended abruptly on Tuesday. 3 rockets were fired into Israel this morning from Gaza. Hamas says they didn’t do it. Israel responded …
Hamas/Israel Ceasefire Melts
Ceasefire doesn’t even last 2 hours Israel and Palestine have been bombing each other for weeks. Over 1,500 have died in Gaza. Thousands have been wounded. The truce started Friday morning and was to last 72 hours. Some reports say it lasted only 90 minutes. Both sides are blaming the other for restarting the fighting. An Israeli soldier was …
Violence in Palestine and Israel Continues
An update on the violence Israel and Palestine have been bombing each other for 2 weeks. On July 10, Israel Chief of Staff approved plans for ground strike in Gaza. Israeli air attacks also increased. 618 Palestinians have been killed and 3,750 wounded. The UN says that 70%-80% are civilians. 28 Israeli soldiers and 2 civilians have died. Israel …
UPDATE: Palestine (Hamas) and Israel: Bombing Each Other Forever
Israel/Palestine hate goes back generations and both have done terrible things reclaiming land that each believes is theirs. Most recently, 3 Israeli teens were killed. Israel blames Palestine. They say it wasn’t them. A day after the 3 teens were buried, a Palestinian boy was found murdered in supposed retaliation. Riots begin. Hamas (governs Gaza strip, classified by US as …