Israel says 79 rockets fired at it from Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Jeffrey Heller - October 24, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into Israel from Gaza on Wednesday and an Israeli air strike killed a militant, a day after the Emir of Qatar made a rare visit to the enclave's Hamas leadership. Hamas claimed responsibility for some of the rocket and mortar bomb attacks, prompting some Israelis to wonder whether it had been emboldened by the Qatari visit on Tuesday that broke the Islamist group's diplomatic isolation.

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Israel claims "no knowledge" about Sudanese allegations of arms plant attack
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
October 24, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday claimed they have "absolutely no knowledge" about the allegations by Sudanese officials over Israel's involvement in a " mysterious" explosion of a Khartoum ammunition plant. Yigal Palmor, spokesperson for the ministry, told Xinhua that the ministry do not know anything regarding the explosion.

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Palestinians: Israeli airstrike kills 2 Gazans
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
October 22, 2012 - 12:00am

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft struck the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, killing two Palestinian militants, after mortar attacks targeted Israeli troops earlier in the day, officials said.

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American Troops Arrive in Israel for Defense Drill
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Isabel Kershner - October 17, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM — The first of 1,000 United States troops have begun to arrive in Israel to take part in a joint missile-defense exercise, which the lead American planner described on Wednesday as the largest in the history of the two countries’ relationship and a testament to the strength of their military ties.

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Palestinian militant dies in continuous Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, putting death toll to 5
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
October 15, 2012 - 12:00am

GAZA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian militant died Sunday shortly after he was injured in the continuous Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza Strip, putting the number of Palestinians killed in the round of violence to five, according to medics.

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Israeli Ex-Soldier Recalls Captivity Under Militants
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Isabel Kershner - October 15, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM — Almost a year after he was released from five years of captivity in Gaza, Gilad Shalit, the former Israeli soldier, has revealed more details of how he coped with the ordeal and his fears of being forgotten.

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U.S., Israel to launch massive air defense drill
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
October 11, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. and Israeli militaries are engaged in final preparations for the largest-ever joint missile defense drill in the allies' history. The three-week exercise, dubbed Austere Challenge 12 (AC12), will start on Oct. 21, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday, citing an army source.

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Hezbollah says it sent drone over Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Zeina Karam - October 11, 2012 - 12:00am

BEIRUT —The leader of Hezbollah claimed responsibility Thursday for launching an Iranian-made drone aircraft into Israeli airspace earlier this week, adding more tension to an already explosive Mideast atmosphere. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah warned that it would not be the last such operation by his Lebanese militant group.

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Low key escalation
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews
by Roni Shaked - (Opinion) October 10, 2012 - 12:00am

The Hamas rulers of Gaza do not shed a tear when Israel takes out global jihad terrorists. This was the case Sunday night when the Air Force targeted two terrorists in Rafah, only this time 11 passersby, including women and children, were also injured – two of them critically.

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Gaza rockets hit southern Israel following air strike
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
October 10, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Militants in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday fired more rockets at Israeli communities in the western Negev, as a new round of hostilities entered its fourth day.

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