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Smoke rises following what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 8, 2014. (Reuters/Ahmed Zakot)

Opinion: Gaza and the Beirut Invasion Scenario

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 24, 2014 | Opinion

A host of Israeli newspapers have published calls for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to obliterate Hamas, not just suppress it. Those calling for a full-scale invasion admit the war will cost the Israelis a high price, but say local public opinion is...

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Israeli soldiers patrol near the border with Gaza on July 23, 2014.
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More than 50 Israeli reservists refuse to serve: Washington Post

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 24, 2014 | Middle East

Washington, Reuters—More than 50 former Israeli soldiers have refused to serve in the nation’s reserve force, citing regret over their part in a military they said plays a central role in oppressing Palestinians, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday....

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Gaza’s famous Zahra restaurant in the Al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Younis. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Faced with Israeli shelling, Gaza neighbors band together

by Sama Hassan | Jul 24, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—I watch in fear as explosions reverberate across the Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, where I live. Gaza is now under Israeli fire for the third time in less than six years. This time, Israel has struck in the middle of...

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A Muslim pilgrim wears a surgical mask to help prevent infection from a respiratory virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on May, 13, 2014.
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Saudi Health Ministry has MERS outbreak under control: WHO official

by Said Al-Abyad | Jul 24, 2014 | Middle East

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi Health Ministry has successfully gained control of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and has reigned in the spread of the coronavirus that causes it, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Wednesday. “The Saudi...