As Operation Protective Edge has progressed, protests in support of Palestine have drawn anti-Semitic protesters, mostly in France and Germany.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin presented the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar, with a special medal for his “contribution to the homeland.”

State prosecutors say Hussam Kawasme confessed not only to giving orders but to collecting weapons, getting funds from Hamas; two chief suspects still at large.

ense quiet in South as Hamas appears to be honoring 72-hour cease-fire; Israeli delegation joins Palestinian factions in Cairo for long-term truce talks.

Haniyeh says that Israel cannot make political gains following its “failure” in the battlefield; Islamic Jihad says issue of disarming the Palestinian groups in Gaza will not be discussed during the indirect talks with Israel.

Britain said it is reviewing all arms export licenses to Israel in response to the conflict with Hamas in Gaza.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Israel’s right to security ‘’does not justify massacres of civilians’’ in Gaza as he stressed that Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip , “clearly carries an overwhelming responsibility” for the conflict.

Cease-fire to go into effect on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. and to last 72 hours; Senior Fatah Official heading Palestinian delegation in Cairo confirms agreement from the Palestinian side.

Police: Victim shot in stomach, intensive search underway for assailant; incident comes after man killed in tractor terror attack in capital.

The Israeli army announced a unilateral seven-hour humanitarian ceasefire Monday morning from 10am until 5pm local time for the whole Gaza strip except the border town of Rafah.