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Channel: The Jerusalem Post · 2014 · News & Politics

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As Operation Protective Edge enters its seventh day, rockets continue to be launched into Israel, and the Israel Air force continues to strike Gaza in retaliation.
This morning, The IDF said an unmanned aircraft entered Israeli territory from Gaza and was shot down over Ashdod by the Patriot missile battery. The Israeli Navy searched for remnants of the drone, which was intercepted over an open area near the Ashdod coast.
Sirens sounded throughout the central region of the country Sunday afternoon, including in Tel Aviv, and rocket attacks on Israel's southern communities also continued throughout this morning. 
In the north early this morning, rockets were fired at Israel from southern Lebanon, drawing retaliatory artillery fire from Israeli forces, in the third such rocket attack from Lebanon since Friday. In the Golan Heights on Sunday evening, a projectile was fired from Syria into Israel. Security officials say they believe the Syrian projectile was fired at Israel deliberately. 
Netanyahu, in interviews with CBS and Fox News on Sunday, gave no indication of where the military operation is headed. saying that the goals of the operation are to achieve sustainable quiet and security for Israel, by degrading Hamas capabilities.
As television screens around the world were increasingly showing the devastation and casualties in Gaza, Netanyahu stressed that the difference between Israel and Hamas is that Israel uses missile defense to protect civilians, while Hamas uses civilians to protect their missiles.
The prime minister also thanked President Obama and the American people for helping in the funding of the Iron Dome missile defense system.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday officially requested international protection for the Palestinians and their territories.
Abbas made the request in a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The letter was handed to UN envoy Robert Serry during a meeting in Abbas's office in Ramallah.
Abbas said the decision to seek international protection was taken by PLO and Fatah leaders and members. They have been holding intensive meetings in Ramallah over the past few days to discuss the IDF operation against Hamas.
A week of rocket threats in Tel Aviv, a city that is more often than not untouched by the Gaza conflict, did not stop soccer fans from going out to support their favorite teams in the World Cup final on Sunday night.

The streets of Tel Aviv were eerily quiet on Sunday night, however despite fear of an attack on Israel's metropolitan centre, business and spirit were not lacking in pubs and bars across the city, as soccer fans gathered to watch the final match between Argentina and Germany.
The game ended in a victory for Germany with a score of 1-nothing.
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