Government and rebel forces had been fighting over the strategic city for days after the latter seized Aleppo.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syrian rebels take control of Hama in major blow to Assad
Bereaved Gazans clear shelter remains after deadly camp bombing
Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip worked Thursday to clear bent metal sheets and charred personal belongings from tents incinerated by an Israeli air strike on a displacement camp.Gaza's Civil Defence agency said that the strike on the tents in the in Al-Mawasi area -- designated a humanitarian zone by the Israeli army -- killed 21 and injured 40, "most of them children, women and the elderly".Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said that at least five children were among the dead, most of whose bodies were left completely burnt by fires caused by the bombing.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Bereaved Gazans clear shelter remains after deadly camp bombing
IDF's air defense too weak, land forces lack independence, sources say
Land forces too dependent on air support and lack sufficient volumes of vehicles to move them from defensive lines to forward attack lines.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF's air defense too weak, land forces lack independence, sources say
Majority of Israeli Arabs and Jews against resettling the Gaza Strip, survey finds
Supporters of resettlement said that the main reason would be "to correct the mistake of the unilateral disengagement from Gaza in 2005."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Majority of Israeli Arabs and Jews against resettling the Gaza Strip, survey finds
57% of Israelis think country's leadership not doing utmost to return hostages- IDI
The majority (60%) of Jews on the Right still think that the leadership is doing the utmost, but this majority has decreased from 66% in March.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 57% of Israelis think country's leadership not doing utmost to return hostages- IDI
Anti-Israel activist students face suspension at GMU, UMN for damaging campus
GMU SJP had been received an interim suspension on November 8 and two of its student leaders were given trespass notices barring them from campus for four years.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Anti-Israel activist students face suspension at GMU, UMN for damaging campus
Doing what is needed: 'Post' reporter on battling Hamas face-to-face in Gaza
The 'Post's' Michael Starr discusses the harrowing experiences and difficult decisions in Gaza combat during reserve duties.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Doing what is needed: 'Post' reporter on battling Hamas face-to-face in Gaza
Parashat Vayetze: A ladder on the Earth
The ladder symbolizes the mission of a Jew: to ascend and elevate, to sanctify the physical, and to uplift the mundane toward the sublime.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Parashat Vayetze: A ladder on the Earth
Memphis police arrest juvenile for murder of Israeli citizen Aviv Broek
Aviv Broek,21, was robbed and murdered while responding to a call as a locksmith.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Memphis police arrest juvenile for murder of Israeli citizen Aviv Broek
Syria rebels advance, Jordan closes border as Assad loses ground: What to know
The Islamist-led rebels who launched a surprise assault on government-held Aleppo are now at the gates of Homs, after taking Hama, as clashes in Daraa threaten the government’s presence in the south.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syria rebels advance, Jordan closes border as Assad loses ground: What to know