Israel-Gaza battle dwell: 1000’s of Jewish ultra-orthodox males conflict with police in Jerusalem over conscription legislation

Israel’s army has mentioned in an announcement that about 20 missiles had been fired from Khan Younis contained in the Gaza Strip. It reported:

Following the sirens that sounded a short time in the past in communities close to the Gaza Strip, roughly 20 projectiles had been recognized crossing from the realm of Khan Younis. A variety of the projectiles had been intercepted and a few of the projectiles fell inside southern Israel. No accidents had been reported. IDF Artillery is at the moment hanging the sources of the fireplace.

The claims haven’t been independently verified.

Hi there and welcome to the Guardian’s dwell protection of the Israel-Gaza battle and the broader disaster within the Center East.

1000’s of Jewish ultra-Orthodox males have clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem, throughout a protest in opposition to a supreme court docket order for them to start enlisting for army service.

Tens of 1000’s of males rallied on Sunday night time in an ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood to protest in opposition to the landmark choice final week. However after dusk, the group made its means towards central Jerusalem and turned violent.

Israeli police mentioned protesters threw rocks and attacked the automotive of an ultra-Orthodox cupboard minister, pelting it with stones. Water cannon full of skunk-scented water and police mounted on horses had been used to disperse the group.

Navy service is obligatory for many Jewish women and men in Israel. However politically highly effective ultra-Orthodox events have gained exemptions for his or her followers to skip army service and as a substitute examine in spiritual seminaries. The longstanding association has bred resentment among the many broader public, a sentiment that has grown stronger in the course of the eight-month battle in opposition to Hamas.

Extra on that in a second, first right here’s a abstract of the day’s different foremost occasions.

• Israeli forces superior additional on Sunday into the Shejaiya neighbourhood of northern Gaza and in addition pushed deeper into western and central Rafah within the south, killing a minimum of six Palestinians and destroying a number of properties, residents mentioned.

• Israeli tanks, which moved again into Shejaiya 4 days in the past, fired shells in direction of a number of homes, leaving households trapped inside and unable to depart, the residents mentioned. Tens of 1000’s of Palestinians have fled the devastated neighbourhood, the place the Israeli military mentioned it has carried out raids and fought Palestinian militants each “above and under floor” in tunnels.

• Talking at a weekly cupboard assembly on Sunday, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his stance that there is no such thing as a substitute for victory within the battle in opposition to the Hamas. “We’re dedicated to preventing till we obtain all of our targets: Eliminating Hamas, returning all of our hostages, guaranteeing that Gaza by no means once more constitutes a risk to Israel and returning our residents securely to their properties within the south and the north,” he mentioned.

• Israeli troops carried out an airstrike within the northern West Financial institution on Sunday, killing a Palestinian militant and wounding 5 different individuals, Palestinian well being officers mentioned. The strike passed off in Nur Shams, an city refugee camp which is reputed as a stronghold of Palestinian militants. Islamic Jihad recognized the lifeless man as Saeed al-Jaber, certainly one of its native commanders. The Israeli army confirmed an assault on the house, saying that militants inside, together with al-Jaber, had been liable for current assaults on Israeli targets.

• Israel’s army mentioned on Sunday 18 of its troopers had been injured, certainly one of them critically, when a drone struck their place within the occupied Golan Heights, close to Lebanon. The Israeli Defence Pressure (IDF) mentioned in an announcement the strike occurred earlier on Sunday. It mentioned since then, it had struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with airstrikes and artillery fireplace.

• In a speech marking Egypt’s 30 June 2013 Revolution, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi addressed the battle in “the heinous Israeli battle in Gaza.” Sisi mentioned that humanity’s conscience has been absent and the worldwide group has turned a blind eye to the struggling and displacement within the area. He added: “Egypt’s place has been noble, honourable, and patriotic. Egypt didn’t keep idle in offering aid to our Palestinian brothers with actions earlier than phrases.”