RAMALLAH, July 17, 2014 – (WAFA) – Israeli strike killing four Palestinian children playing soccer on Gaza beach hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies.

Following are the front page headlines of the dailies.

Al-Quds

-          ]Israel[ perpetrates another massacre, kills four children who were playing at Gaza beach.

-          Israel intensifies bombardment and targets more civilians and Hamas leaders’ homes in Gaza Strip.

-          Hamas puts forward truce terms, Islamic Jihad Secretary-General ]Ziad Al-Nakhleh[ heads to Cairo to hold discussions on [truce terms].

-          ]Israeli[ occupation warns Al-Wafa ]rehabilitation[ hospital in Gaza to evacuate it.  

-          President ]Mahmoud Abbas[ discusses with ]Hamas Deputy Chief of Political Burea Mousa[ Abu Marzouq truce and Egypt-brokered truce proposal along with mechanisms necessary to implement it in Cairo.

-          Al-Aqsa Mosque gates are closed between 7:30 to 11:30 AM to allow only Jewish fanatics and foreigners access into the mosque.

-          Three [Israeli] demolition notices are issued for the houses of Palestinians suspected of kidnapping and killing the three settlers in Hebron.

-          Truce no longer has meaning for people in Gaza.

-          Gaza banks will open Thursday during fire pause to allow Palestinian citizens to receive their salaries.

-          Israel agrees to a UN request to a six-hour temporary lull in fighting Thursday.

-          A high-ranking Israeli captain: “]Isma‘il Hanieya is not a target for assassination and we don’t want to topple Hamas.”

-          ]Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor[ Lieberman keeps pressurizing Netanyahu to order a ground invasion of Gaza Strip.

Al-Hayat Al-Jadida

-          Israel keeps perpetrating massacres against children.

-          Israeli occupation threatens to conduct a ground aggression into Gaza Strip as ]Palestinian[ citizens refuse to evacuate their homes.

-          Communications continue to be exerted to reach a truce agreement.

-          President ]Abbas[ underscores the need to reach a truce and stop bloodshed.

-          Israeli shelling deprives four [Palestinian] children from finishing their soccer game at Gaza beach—[they were all killed by Israeli shelling while playing soccer at the beach].

-          Israeli aggression [on Gaza] did not even spare hospitals.

-          South Africa stages the largest rally since 1980 in protest of Israeli aggression against Gaza.

-          An Israeli captain: “]Isma‘il[ Hanieya is not a target for assassination.”

-          Al-Ayyam

-          The day when children were killed by Israeli war machine in Gaza Strip.

-          23 Palestinian are killed and 180 others are injured in the ninth day of Israeli aggression against Gaza.

-          The Israeli military halts bombardment for 5 hours starting from 10:00 AM Thursday.

-          Israel decides to call up 8,000 reserves.

-          President ]Abbas[ discusses with ]Hamas Deputy Chief of Political Burea Mousa[ Abu Marzouq the truce and Egyptian proposal in Cairo.

-          As soon as four children go to play at Gaza beach, they are killed by Israeli occupation shells.

-          The world is shocked by the killing of four children on Gaza beach.

-          No safe place in Gaza.

-          Hamas puts forward five truce terms.

-          Israeli military launches an investigation after four children are killed in a strike on Gaza beach.

-          ]US Secretary of State John[ Kerry: “Washington spares no effort to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.”

-          Hamas formally informs Cairo its rejection to ceasefire proposal.

-          Analysts: “Will Netanyahu lose upcoming elections?”

-          An Israeli delegation heads to Cairo to discuss ceasefire.

-          Yedioth Ahronoth: “Failed truce provides an opportunity to eliminate tunnels risk.”

-          Israel: “Hamas has attempted to carry out a major operation via a tunnel under Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) border crossing.”

-          The Israelis accused of kidnapping and burning Mohammad Abu Khdeir will be indicted with the murder on Thursday.

-          Two Palestinians involved in firing missiles into Israel are detained in Lebanon.

-          Maariv: “Hamas and ]Islamic[ Jihad want a ten-year truce with Israel.”

-          Lieberman pushes for conducting a ground aggression into Gaza, flees when a rocket land in Ashkelon.

-          Haaretz: “Netanyahu called Egyptian President ]Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi[.”

-          Hamas puts forward on Thursday five truce terms.

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