Tel Aviv -
Israel’s assassination of Hamas leaders Mohammed Abu Shamala, Raed al-Attar and Mohammed Barhoum in Rafah’s al-Sultan neighborhood on Thursday marks a major strategic shift in the Hamas/Israeli conflict.
Gaza -
Palestinian militants in Gaza rejected a cease-fire extension to the three-day lull in fighting brokered by Egypt. Militants opened fire at Israel with rockets on Friday and Israel has responded with airstrikes.
While relations between the U.S. and Israel have bottomed out under the Obama administration, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper considers Canada the staunchest ally to Israel in the world.
