Gaza Toll Hits 100 As Truce Efforts Waver
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SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014 RAMADAN 14, 1435 AH No: 16224 Amir visits Barcelona buy societies World Cup for disabled biter Suarez Emsak: 03:13 Fajer: 03:23 Dohr: 11:53 Asr: 15:28 2 48 Maghreb: 18:50 Eshaa: 20:21 Gaza toll hits 100 as truce efforts waver Max 47º 150 Fils Min 29º Airport under attack • Israel plans ground invasion US envoy to Kuwait gets nod WASHINGTON: The Senate confirmed US ambas- sadors to Kuwait and Qatar on Thursday, as top Democrats laid into Republicans for slow-walking dozens more of President Barack Obama’s nomi- nations. Career Foreign Service officers Douglas Silliman and Dana Smith were confirmed as the new envoys to Kuwait and Qatar, respectively. Smith’s confirmation process took a relatively quick two months, but Silliman’s lasted seven months, a length of time that has become more the rule than the exception in a thoroughly grid- locked Senate. “I really appreciate it today, we get two ambassadors,” Senate Majority leader Harry Reid said sarcasti- cally on the Senate floor. “We’ve only got 27 more to go.” Secretary of State John Kerry, who warned in a strongly worded op- Douglas Silliman ed in Politico this week GAZA: A ball of fire is seen following an early morning Israeli air strike yesterday on Rafah in that Senate gridlock was southern Gaza Strip. (Inset) The wife of Palestinian doctor Anas Abu Al-Kas, 33, mourns over “hobbling American diplomacy,” put the number his body in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip yesterday.— AFP higher, saying before Thursday’s confirmations that Washington was left without permanent JERUSALEM: Israel’s aerial bombardment of Gaza Hamas, with Netanyahu reportedly saying talk of rockets on central Israel, with sirens sending peo- ambassadors in 40 countries. A quarter of all US claimed its 100th Palestinian life yesterday as a ceasefire was “not even on the agenda”. And ple fleeing for shelter in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and ambassadorships in Africa are currently unfilled. Hamas pounded central Israel with rockets and Ismail Haniya, Gaza’s former prime minister and even in the northern port city of Haifa. Yesterday The Obama administration has pressed for Washington offered to help broker a truce. the most senior Hamas official in the coastal morning, three Gaza rockets were shot down rapid confirmation of the president’s envoys in Diplomatic efforts to end the hostilities between enclave, also ruled out any end to hostilities. over Tel Aviv by the Iron Dome anti-missile sys- order to flesh out the US diplomatic corps to bet- Israel and Hamas militants gathered pace, with “(Israel) is the one that started this aggression tem, the army said, as the Brigades claimed their ter address flashpoints like the Middle East or US President Barack Obama phoning Israeli Prime and it must stop, because we are (simply) defend- militants had fired M75 missiles at Israel’s main eastern Ukraine. “Make no mistake: Vacancies in Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The United States ing ourselves,” he said. international airport. so many world capitals send a dangerous mes- remains prepared to facilitate a cessation of hos- On the other side, Israel’s military chief-of- Israel’s Airport Authority said Ben Gurion air- sage to allies and adversaries alike about tilities,” the White House said. Raising fears of an staff, Benny Gantz, warned Gaza’s militants the port had been closed for “nine minutes” but then America’s engagement,” Kerry wrote. expanded conflict, at least one rocket fired from army was intending to “broaden its activity as normal operations were resumed. Hamas warned Lebanon struck an open area in northern Israel. necessary, with all necessary force”. “Terrorists in “all foreign airlines” to halt flights due to “the With Republicans furious over what they see But despite mounting international concerns, Gaza made a grave mistake by attacking the peo- dangers surrounding all the airports due to the as Obama’s executive overreach, they have truce efforts were falling on deaf ears, according ple of Israel. They are bringing disaster upon ongoing war”. thrown up roadblocks in the Democrat-controlled to Egypt, which has played a key role in mediat- themselves,” he wrote on his Twitter feed yester- In Gaza, another eight Palestinians, including a Senate to slow the Obama agenda. According to ing previous Hamas-Israel ceasefires. “Egypt has day. Israel has confirmed preparations are under woman and seven-year-old child, were killed in Kerry, 53 nominees to various State Department communicated with all sides to halt violence way for a possible ground attack, with tanks and three separate Israeli air strikes yesterday, hiking posts are awaiting confirmation, 37 of whom have against civilians and called on them to continue artillery massed along the border and some the overall death toll to 100, medics said. More already been approved by the Senate Foreign with the truce agreement signed in November 33,000 reserves mobilised out of the 40,000 than 500 people in Gaza have been injured. So far, Relations Committee. Those 37 have waited an 2012,” the foreign ministry said. “Unfortunately, approved by the cabinet. Military officials quoted no one in Israel has been killed, and less than a average of 245 days - eight months - for confirma- these efforts... have met with stubbornness.” by public radio said the political leadership was dozen people hurt, two of them seriously, medics tion, the State Department said. The Senate last Neither of the warring sides appeared to have expected to take a decision on a ground opera- said. A man in his 60s was badly hurt yesterday month confirmed new US ambassadors to Egypt any interest in backing down. After weeks of ris- tion “within 48 hours”. when a rocket struck a petrol station in Ashdod, and Iraq. — AFP ing rocket fire on its south, Israel appeared bent Meanwhile, Hamas’ armed wing, the Ezzedine after a soldier was severely wounded in a mortar on dealing a fatal blow to the Islamist movement Al-Qassam Brigades, kept up a steady stream of attack the night before, officials said.—AFP LOCAL SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014 Amir visits societies for disabled KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Sheikh Sabah then paid a visit to the Kuwait welcoming speech, said that “a country’s civiliza- disabled sportsmen and women won 65 medals Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Thursday paid a visit on the Disabled Sports Club, where again Sheikh tion is measured by what it offers to its disabled. in the 2013-2014 season, including the world occasion of the holy month of Ramadan to the Salman, Sheikh Ahmad and Chairman of the club Kuwait surpassed the world with its great and record for wheelchair racing by Ahmad Niqa Al- Kuwait Sports Club for the Deaf. Accompanying Shafi Al-Hajri were at the reception. Hajri, in a many services provided to the disabled”. Kuwaiti Mutairi, as well as wheelchair basketball title in the Amir were HH the Crown Prince Sheikh the West Asian Games. Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Deputy “The club, in cooperation with the Ministry of Chief of the National Guards Sheikh Mishaal Al- State for Youth affairs and the Public Authority Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. for Youth and Sport, is creating a promising gen- Sheikh Sabah was received upon arrival by eration of sport-loving youngsters who will Minister of Information and Minister of State for hopefully attain achievements in the future,” Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al- Hajri said. Humoud Al-Sabah, Director General of the Public Sheikh Sabah then visited the Kuwait Blind Authority for Youth and Sport Sheikh Ahmad Association. His Highness was received upon Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Chairman of arrival by Minister of State for Housing Affairs the club Ismael Karam. The Amir praised the role and Acting Minister of Social Affairs and Labor of the chairman and board members in serving Yasser Hussein Abul and Chairman of the the deaf. Karam, during his speech, forwarded Association Fayez Lafi Al-Azmi. Deputy Minister Ramadan greetings to the Amir and announced of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, naming the under-construction girls’ building in senior officials and sheikhs accompanied His Faiha after Sheikha Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad. Highness in the visits. — KUNA Social Reform Society facing closure? KUWAIT: The Social Reform Society reiterated support to HH and sovereignty as a sacred duty,” Roumi said. Society’s statement was ‘clearer’ with regards to steps need- the Amir in “protecting Kuwait and its sovereignty” in a state- Observers meanwhile described the statement as an ed to emerge from the current problem, by obeying the ruler ment on Thursday amid rumors that the government mulls “attempt to achieve calm”, but said that it contained general and rejecting demonstrations, Al-Jarida reported yesterday. canceling the leading charitable group’s license for violating positions and is not enough to achieve balance compared to Al-Watan daily reported meanwhile that Prime Minister HH the nongovernmental organizations’ law and interfering in the Islamic Constitutional Movement’s supportive position to Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah is under pressure to take a political affairs. Head of the society Hmoud Al-Roumi referred the recent protests. On the other hand, the Islamic Heritage number of ‘unprecedented measures’, including canceling to HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah’s speech before Revival Society released a statement in which they called for the Social Reform Society’s license and declaring the Muslim Ramadan “in which he expressed concern regarding threats ‘obeying’ the Amir, as well as abandoning conflicts and seek- Brotherhood a terrorist organization in Kuwait.