By Nidal al-Mughrabi and also Dan WilliamsGAZA/JERUSALEM Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:51am ISTAn Israeli mobil...

1. Israel intensifies Gaza assault, Egyptians revise truce plan
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and also Dan Williams
GAZA/JERUSALEM Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:51am IST
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires in the direction of the actual Gaza Strip July 28, 2014.
Credit: Reuters/Baz Ratner
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel knocked out Gaza's only energy plant as well as pounded
dozens regarding additional high-profile targets in Tuesday, while Egyptian mediators ready a
revised proposal with regard to halting its war together with Islamist guerrillas within the enclave.
Israel's Channel A Pair Of TV stated progress was becoming created on this kind of deal inside
Cairo, where a Palestinian delegation is expected later on Tuesday, although the particular station
retracted an earlier statement which a truce had been recently provisionally agreed.
Health officials said a minimal of 85 Palestinians died in certain involving heaviest bombardments
via air, sea and terrain since Israel's offensive began upon July 8 in response to rocket salvoes fired
by Gaza's dominant Hamas Islamists and their guerrilla allies.
Local hospital officials put the total variety of Palestinian dead within the conflict from 1,200, nearly
all of which civilians. In the actual Israeli side, 53 soldiers and 3 civilians happen in order to be
killed.
UNRWA, the primary U.N. relief agency throughout Gaza, mentioned it was with "breaking point"
together with more than 200,000 Palestinians getting taken shelter within its schools as well as
buildings following calls simply by Israel with regard to civilians for you to evacuate whole
neighbourhoods prior to military operations.
The Israeli assault intensified after the deaths of ten soldiers within Palestinian cross-border attacks
in Monday, together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of a long conflict ahead.
The army stated it needed regarding a week to finish its major mission of destroying cross-border
infiltration tunnels there may be strong Israeli public support for holding course.
In a new bid in order to boost Palestinian morale along with demoralise Israel, Hamas TV aired
footage it mentioned confirmed its fighters using a tunnel to reach an army watchtower in Monday.
they are seen stunning an Israeli sentry, from which point these people open up fire as well as storm
the actual watchtower compound to always be able to surround any fallen soldier.
Mohammed Deif, the particular shadowy leader regarding Hamas's armed wing, mentioned in the
voiceover message within the broadcast which Palestinians would carry on confronting Israel until
its blockade about Gaza - that is supported by simply neighbouring Egypt - ended up being lifted.
"The occupying entity is not necessarily likely to enjoy safety unless our folks are now living in

2. freedom and also dignity," Deif said. "There is planning to be absolutely no ceasefire before the
(Israeli) aggression is stopped as well as the blockade can be lifted. We won't accept interim
solutions."
ISRAEL DEMANDS DISARMAMENT
Israel has balked in freeing up Gaza's borders beneath just about any de-escalation deal unless
Hamas's disarmament can additionally be guaranteed.
Egypt stated it was revising an unconditional truce proposal that Israel had originally accepted
however Hamas rejected, and that the newest supply would be presented to any Palestinian
delegation expected inside Cairo afterwards Tuesday. An Israeli official mentioned Israel might send
its envoy in order to Cairo within the evening too. "We are usually hearing which Israel offers
approved the ceasefire however Hamas features not," an Egyptian official advised Reuters, an
account that the Netanyahu government neither confirmed nor denied.
The U.S.-backed administration regarding Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-
occupied West Bank, saying it absolutely was also speaking pertaining to Hamas and Islamic Jihad
inside the Gaza Strip, voiced support about Tuesday for a 24-72 hour ceasefire.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri disputed that statement however confirmed there were
"intensive, ongoing contacts" on a truce.
Outside stress may be constructing on Netanyahu to rein throughout his forces, while few Israelis
want the operation to finish now.
A Tel Aviv College poll printed upon Tuesday discovered 95 percent regarding Israel's Jewish
majority felt the offensive was justified. Simply 4 percent believed too much force have been used.
Both U.S. President Barack Obama and additionally the U.N. security Council get known as for an
immediate ceasefire to always be able to allow relief to be successful in Gaza's 1.8 million
Palestinians, accompanied by negotiations about a far more durable end for you to hostilities.
Efforts led through U.S. Secretary regarding State John Kerry last week failed for you to acquire a
breakthrough, and the explosion regarding violence seemed to dash international hopes involving
turning a quick lull for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival in for you to a longer-term ceasefire.
Hamas preaches the actual Jewish state's destruction however has in the past been open to long-
term ceasefires. While it is shunned by the United States of America and Israel like a terrorist group,
Kerry's mediation has been facilitated by Egypt, Turkey, Qatar along with Abbas.
POWER CUTS
Thick black smoke rose coming from blazing gas tanks at the power station in which provides up to
two-thirds associated with Gaza's energy needs. Officials stated the flower could probably be out of
action to find a year.
Electricity had been cut to the town of Gaza and lots of additional parts of the actual Hamas-
dominated territory right after what officials stated has been Israeli tank shelling with the tanks
containing regarding 3 million litres associated with diesel fuel.

3. "The energy plant will be finished," said its director, Mohammed al-Sharif. An Israeli military
spokeswoman had absolutely no immediate remark as well as mentioned she ended up being
checking your report.
Gaza Metropolis municipality mentioned damage for the station could halt many with the area's h2o
pumps, plus it urged residents for you to ration h2o consumption. South Gaza will get some energy
via neighbouring Egypt. power lines coming from Israel are already damaged through the war.
Palestinians launched 54 rockets in direction of southern and central Israel, which includes the Tel
Aviv and Jerusalem area, your military said, adding that five had been shot down by simply Iron
Dome interceptors although the remainder fell wide, causing simply no damage.
The Israeli military stated soldiers killed five gunmen that opened fire following emerging from the
tunnel inside the actual Gaza Strip and in which 110 targets had been struck in the enclave about
Tuesday. They Will included 4 weapons caches, which the actual military stated had been concealed
in mosques, and a rocket launcher near another mosque. Residents said 20 houses were destroyed
and two mosques hit.
Hospitals said tank shells and air strikes killed 12 folks throughout north Gaza, which includes an
UNRWA doctor and the brother.
UNRWA said hello located any rocket cache in among its central Gaza schools about Tuesday, the
third such incident.
"This is but an additional flagrant violation with the neutrality in our premises. We call in every 1 of
the warring get-togethers in order to respect the actual inviolability involving U.N. property,"
spokesman Chris Gunness said.
He extra in which UNRWA would believe it is impossible to cope having a further influx involving
refugees to its shelters, warning which tens associated with thousands of folks would soon always be
stranded upon Gaza's streets.
"We get reached breaking point with this particular enormous wave involving human displacement.
This will depart your warring parties, especially the government associated with Israel, to visualize
immediate responsibility" for your displaced Palestinians, Gunness said.

4. Before dawn, Israeli aircraft fired the missile from the
home of Hamas deputy leader Ismail Haniyeh, a new
former Palestinian prime minister, destroying the actual
construction nevertheless causing zero casualties, Gaza's
Interior Ministry said.
"My residence is not dearer compared to any of the
particular houses in our people," Haniyeh has been quoted
as stating on the Hamas website. "The destruction
associated with stones will not break our will and we will
continue our resistance until we acquire freedom."
Hamas, whose internal political leadership is within hiding,
mentioned its broadcasters Al-Aqsa TV and Al-Aqsa Radio
were also targeted. The Particular television station
continued in order to broadcast however the radio station
went silent.
The military said your stations were used to "transit orders
along with messages to become able to Hamas operatives also to instruct Gaza residents to be able
to ignore IDF (Israel Defence Forces) warnings concerning upcoming military activity within certain
areas."
(Additional reporting through Michelle Nichols in The big Apple as well as Yasmine Saleh in Cairo,
writing by simply Maayan Lubell along with Dan Williams; Editing through Jeffrey Heller, Paul
Taylor, David Stamp and Giles Elgood)
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