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Israeli army drills for Gaza incursion, in apparent warning to Hamas
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Makeshift weapons found during infiltration attempt in Jenin	1 07:05 Frank G [1744]
IDF strikes 2 Hamas posts in Gaza as firefighters tackle balloon blazes	0 [1742]
Up to 22 killed, including 9 Iranians, in Syria strike blamed on Israel – report	1 09:52 Frank G [1749]
Argentina freezes assets of suspected Hezbollah fundraising network	0 [1751]
Israeli army drills for Gaza incursion, in apparent warning to Hamas	0 [1770]
Hamas warns Israel of ‘dangerous consequences' over Gaza crossing closure	9 13:01 Woodrow [1746]
Syrian Regime Advances Fast on Rebels in South	0 [1740]
Casualties Feared after Boko Haram Attack Military Base	0 [1753]
Eight migrants found dead in shipping container in Libya	0 [1743]
ANP leader Dawood Achakzai injured in Balochistan gun attack	0 [1750]
France Expels 'Mentor' of 2015 Jihadist Attackers to Algeria	0 [1756]
Houthis fire rocket on wedding killing women, children in Yemen’s Jawf	0 [1750]
Syrian regime intensifies shelling of ‘Triangle of Death’ around Daraa	0 [1750]
Iraqi paramilitary troops kill three Islamic State fighters in Diyala	0 [1737]
Five Peshmerga fighters, ISIS members killed in joint operation, southeast of Mosul	0 [1744]
Iraqi troops destroy four IS tunnels, detonate 80 explosives in Anbar	0 [1745]
Only suicide bomber critically wounded in today's incident in Kabul: Stanikzai	0 [1743]
Pak militias involved in Zazai Maidan attack, claims Khost police chief	0 [1754]
23 militants, 4 soldiers suffer casualties during Farah clashes	0 [1744]
Iraqi Shiites Demonstrate against Iran	0 [1750]
Page 2: WoT Background
'Breaking the Silence' bill passed into law	2 09:24 g(r)omgoru [1751]
Egypt passes bill shielding military officers from prosecution	0 [1740]
Palestinians demand Israel return bodies of loved ones	6 23:06 Tarzan Sninerong1136 [1759]
Iran takes US to ICJ over re-imposed sanctions	0 [1740]
Trump-Putin summit brings end to frosty US-Russia relations	0 [1750]
'No confidence in ATC judge': Naqeebullah's father wants case moved to another court	0 [1747]
Senators sound the alarm over banned outfits' candidates contesting election	0 [1745]
Pakistan, Iran vow to improve military ties	0 [1753]
Saada tribesmen: We hope to remove Houthi ‘nightmare’ from our lives	0 [1745]
Trump administration orders direct talks with Taliban in Afghanistan	0 [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
23 injured when lava bomb hits Hawaii tour boat	6 11:51 Thrise Shomble3667 [1737]
Japan, EU eliminating most tariffs in trade deal	6 16:11 AlanC [1730]
A New Low In Corporate Virtue-Signaling	4 18:00 Zenobia Floger6220 [1769]
NY Times: 'Trump Got From NATO Everything Obama Ever Asked For'	3 07:50 AlanC [1745]
Russia targeted by almost '25 million cyber-attacks' during World Cup: Putin	1 17:39 Omens Gluck3349 [1756]
FARC members: We won't back down on peace, even with Duque	0 [1740]
Nicaragua unrest: '10-year-old killed' as death toll tops 280	1 15:52 AlanC [1739]
Moscow must ‘account for role’ in MH17 tragedy, says G7	2 16:35 SteveS [1743]
Indonesian mob butchers hundreds of crocodiles in revenge attack	3 17:41 ed in texas [1764]
US court orders increased jail term for man accused of killing Saudi student	0 [1738]
Two arrested as Indian woman gang-raped, burned to death	2 20:04 trailing wife [1769]
The Mouse that Roared: The Tiny Nation Leading a New Space Race	0 [1735]
How Diego Garcia Can Play a Pivotal Role in America's Relationship with India	6 16:48 ruprecht [1740]
Russian woman arrested in Washington, accused of acting as Russian government agent	0 [1737]
Woman Stabs Man after He Flashes Her	11 19:58 trailing wife [1765]
Page 4: Opinion
WSJ - Former Auzzie PM Tony Abbot Sizes Up Donald Trump	2 14:03 Skidmark [1756]
Blue on Blue: SJWs Eat Their Own	3 18:48 DooDahMan [1770]
Trump Is Right: Mueller's Latest Indictment Suggests He's Conducting A Witch Hunt	2 18:51 DooDahMan [1760]
The WSJ: The Russia Indictments: Why Now?	4 16:27 AlanC [1769]
Spengler: Once Again, President Trump Is Magnificently Right‐This Time About Russia	1 07:43 Procopius2k [1753]
Instapundit: America has a nobility problem, and it means our leaders don't pay for their failures	8 12:02 M. Murcek [1747]
Dr. Rand Paul makes correct diagnosis on Putin meeting - It's 'Trump Derangement Syndrone'	3 19:16 JohnQC [1766]
BOOM! Trump Accuses FBI Cheater Peter Strzok of Reporting to Barack Obama (VIDEO)	2 05:07 Woodrow [1743]
Socialist Darling Ocasio-Cortz Trashes Israel, Calls Them "Occupiers" of Palestine (VIDEO)	2 23:50 JohnQC [1768]
Immigrants Change Cultures -- Whether New Yorkers in Florida or Latinos in America	2 19:39 ruprecht [1762]
The Putin-Trump news conference that made Netanyahu smile	2 18:52 DooDahMan [1757]
Brazile, Rice, Obama Gave Russian Hackers Free Rein	4 23:43 JohnQC [1759]
RNC Views SCOTUS Fight as Opportunity to Energize Base Ahead of Midterms	0 [1735]
Ocasio-Cortez Credits Prosperity Under Capitalism to ‘Course of Human Evolution'	7 20:37 Anomalous Sources [1769]
Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Deploy U.S. Military Inside Mexico to Stop Illegal Immigration, Drug Smuggling	9 23:23 texhooey [1753]
Victor Davis Hanson: Why Europe Gets No Respect	9 16:55 AlanC [1756]
Netflix subs down - call it "The Obama Factor"	4 09:43 Warthog [1742]
John McCain Rips Trump-Putin Presser: ‘Pathetic,' ‘Disgraceful,' ‘Erratic,' ‘Painful'	20 17:19 KBK [1755]
Putin must wonder what else America knows about Russia	6 05:52 Raj [1740]
This is what winning an argument looks like - Germany: We can no longer fully rely on U.S. White House	3 20:38 trailing wife [1750]
Page 6: Politix
In Kenya, Obama calls on leaders to celebrate diversity of tribes	14 16:48 JohnQC [1742]

    
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                        19:16 JohnQC

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3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Islamic State
3	Hamas
3	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
2	Commies
2	Houthis
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda
1	Arab Spring
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Human Trafficking
1	Palestinian Authority
1	TTP

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Tue 2018-07-17
Israeli army drills for Gaza incursion, in apparent warning to Hamas

Mon 2018-07-16
Boko Haram overruns Nigerian military base

Sun 2018-07-15
Palestinian killed in mysterious Gaza blast identified as head of rocket unit

Sat 2018-07-14
Nawaz Sharif, daughter arrested upon arrival in Lahore

Fri 2018-07-13
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Thu 2018-07-12
Germany arrests Iran ‘spy’ on bomb plot charges

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Tue 2018-07-10
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Mon 2018-07-09
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Sun 2018-07-08
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Sat 2018-07-07
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail

Fri 2018-07-06
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