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November 16, 2012
Israeli general tells mayors to prepare for weeks of fighting
Israel’s Home Front Command reportedly has instructed municipalities around Gaza to prepare for a fighting period of up to seven weeks.
Gaza militants use Egyptian-brokered ceasefire to launch 21 rockets into Israel
Palestinian militants reportedly fired 21 rockets from Gaza into Israel during a unilateral ceasefire called by Israel to facilitate a visit to Gaza by Egypt’s prime minister.
Air-raid siren sounds in Jerusalem
Air-raid sirens were sounded in Jerusalem on Friday, marking the first time the holy city has been targeted by rocket fire from Gaza.
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv under rocket fire, Netanyahu warns Gaza
Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades on Friday and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day, in a stinging challenge to Israel\’s Gaza offensive after an Egyptian bid to broker a truce.
Protests over Gaza violence disrupt Israeli campuses
Arab and Jewish students at three Israeli universities faced off in campus demonstrations related to the latest outbreak of violence on the Gaza-Israel border.