CLG: Israel begins 'significant expansion' of Gaza incursion via land, sea, and air --Israel invades Gaza

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17 Jul 2014 - Part 2, another *abbreviated edition* that even Google can handle

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Breaking: Israel begins 'significant expansion' of Gaza incursion via land, sea, and air --Israel invades Gaza 17 Jul 2014 The IDF has confirmed to Fox News that a 'limited' ground invasion has officially begun. The office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had instructed the IDF to start a ground operation in Gaza to destroy the underground tunnels that reach into Israel. The army said in a statement late Thursday that after 10 days of Hamas attacks, it had "initiated a ground operation within the Gaza Strip." The army did not say how many troops were involved or provide other details. See also: Israeli military begins ground offensive in Gaza.

Israel launches ground incursion in Gaza Strip --Israeli airstrikes killed four Palestinian children, three in Zeitoun and one in Khan Yunis. 17 Jul 2014 Israel resumed airstrikes on the Gaza Strip at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, after a six hour temporary cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid to reach Gaza residents. The cease-fire began at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday morning, though Hamas fired rockets at Israel roughly two hours later. Since the end of the ceasefire, over 100 rockets and mortar shells have been fired at Israel, including large barrages aimed primarily at the south, but some have also reached central Israel.

6 Palestinian kids, 4 men killed in fresh Israeli attacks 17 Jul 2014 At least 10 Palestinians, including six children, have been killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip, shortly after a temporary ceasefire came to an end. According to local reports, three children from one family were killed in an Israeli attack on the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City on Thursday. Three other members of the same family also suffered injuries in the strike...

President Putin flew similar route as downed MH17 - reports --'At a quite remote distance, they are almost identical.' --Presidential airport says 'hasn't overflown Ukraine for long time' 17 Jul 2014 Malaysian Airlines MH17 plane was travelling almost the same route as Russia's President Vladimir Putin's jet shortly before the crash that killed 295, Interfax news agency reports citing sources. "I can say that Putin's plane and the Malaysian Boeing intersected at the same point and the same echelon. That was close to Warsaw on 330-m echelon at the height of 10,100 meters. The presidential jet was there at 16:21 Moscow time and the Malaysian aircraft - 15:44 Moscow time," a source told the news agency on condition of anonymity. "The contours of the aircrafts are similar, linear dimensions are also very similar, as for the coloring, at a quite remote distance they are almost identical", the source added.

Swedish court upholds detention order on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange --Assange defnce team to appeal 16 Jul 2014 A Swedish court on Wednesday upheld its detention order on Julian Assange, reaffirming the legal basis for an international warrant for the WikiLeaks founder which has kept him hiding in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for two years. Assange's defence team said it would appeal. Defence lawyer Per Samuelson said they would study the judge's decision in detail and then "write a juicy, toxic appeal" to a higher court.

Edward Snowden should not face trial, says UN human rights commissioner 16 Jul 2014 The United Nations' top human rights official has suggested that the United States should abandon its efforts to prosecute Edward Snowden, saying his revelations of massive state surveillance had been in the public interest. The UN high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, credited Snowden, a former US National Security Agency contractor, with starting a global debate that has led to calls for the curtailing of state powers to snoop on citizens online and store their data. "Those who disclose human rights violations should be protected: we need them," Pillay told a news conference.

Australian bill sees whistleblowing on intel ops punishable by up to 10 years in jail 17 Jul 2014 Australia's attorney general has proposed a new bill which would see potential whistleblowers facing up to 10 years in prison for leaks on special intelligence operations. Publishing Snowden-like revelations could cost dear in Australia after attorney general George Brandis presented to the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security a new bill expanding powers of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO).

Journalists will face jail over spy leaks under new security laws 16 Jul 2014 Australian journalists could face prosecution and jail for reporting Snowden-style revelations about certain spy operations, in an "outrageous" expansion of the government's national security powers, leading criminal lawyers have warned. A bill presented to parliament on Wednesday by the attorney general, George Brandis, would expand the powers of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio), including creation of a new offence punishable by five years in jail for "any person" who disclosed information relating to "special intelligence operations". The person would be liable for a 10-year term if the disclosure would "endanger the health or safety of any person or prejudice the effective conduct of a special intelligence operation".

White House Goes On Lockdown Due to 'Unattended Package' 17 Jul 2014 Updated: The White House has been given the all clear after an unattended package left along the North Lawn caused a lockdown, according to several reports from White House journalists. The package was spotted at 3:45, according to Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary. Nearby Lafayette Park was cleared as officers searched the area and the package's contents, NBC News reports.

Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty in Attempt to Extort Nuclear Contractor 16 Jul 2014 Adam Winters, 26, of Robbins, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty in a 2.5 million ext-rtion case involving Babcock and Wilcox, a managing contractor at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. According to Oak Ridge Today, Winters sent the contractors an e-mail on 8 May, threatening to injure their reputation by publishing roughly 1,200 slides containing evidence from nuclear testing, including the amount of radiation used on animals. [Publish them for free - publish them now!]

SC Nuclear Reactor Offline After Valve Leaks Water --'One of our relief valves was not operating properly' - SCE&G 16 Jul 2014 Power lines carrying electricity from the VC Summer Nuclear site are not charged after SCE&G made an unplanned decision to shut down the reactor last Sunday. "One of our relief valves was not operating properly," said SCE&G spokeswoman Rhonda O'Banion. Right now, two new nuclear reactors are under construction at the site. The older unit, put online in the 1980s, could be down for as long as 14 days.

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