Gaza Escalation Israel Strikes Hamas Targets, Withholds Qatari Cash
One Israeli soldier wounded and one Palestinian killed in two fire exchanges along border ■ Security cabinet to convene tomorrow
Breaking:
- Israel strikes Hamas targets in Strip, withholds Qatari cash (Haaretz)
- Israel won't allow Qatari money into Gaza after border escalation, political source says (Haaretz)
- Ukraine opposition leader Tymoshenko launches presidential bid as polarising frontrunner (Reuters)
- U.S. to pursue extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada (Reuters)
- 3 charged with planned explosive attack on Muslim community in upstate New York (AP)
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