Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 8 Aug 2014

1. ROCKET FIRE AS GAZA CEASEFIRE EXPIRES

Several rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel as the latest ceasefire ended this morning. Hamas had rejected any extension of the three-day ceasefire, saying Israel has failed to meet its demands, including the re-opening of Gaza’s harbour to shipping. Israel, which had offered to extend the ceasefire, responded with airstrikes.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us