Saturday, July 19, 2014

Operation Protective Edge: Ground Phase, Day 2

Report: Lebanese Army finds second rocket launching site in southern Lebanon
An additional rocket launching pad found in southern Lebanon by the Lebanese Army Saturday was the point from which the roughly 10 Katyusha rockets were launched into northern Israel in the last week, according to Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star.

The rockets were launched from a field in the Hasbaya village of Rashaya al-Foukhar, the Star reported.

One man was arrested by Lebanese authorities last week in connection with shooting rockets into Israel when his rocket launching pad was discovered.
Egypt: No plans to revise Gaza cease-fire proposal
CAIRO - Egypt has no plans to revise its cease-fire proposal to end fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, which has rejected the initiative, Cairo's foreign minister said on Saturday.