Israel ends deadly incursion but keeps seal on occupied territories
The Israeli army withdrew from the Jabaliya refugee camp, ending a deadly three-day incursion into the northern Gaza Strip, while maintaining a tight closure on all the occupied territories ahead of the Jewish new year.As Israel ended the latest chapter in its onslaught against Palestinian militant group Hamas, some 50,000 pro-Islamist Israeli Arabs demonstrated Friday evening to protest Jewish extremist threats against the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam. Many of those attending the peaceful demonstration in the mainly Arab town of Umm el-Fahm flew Hamas flags, Israeli public radio reported.Full Story