HAMAS have condemned the Peace Talks in Washington between Israel and The Palestinian Authority. They have already murdered 4 Israeli’s and seriously injured two in separate attacks on Israeli civilians this week and have said there will be more.

HAMAS have today issued a statement that thirteen separate terror groups have met and agreed to step up attacks on Israel. HAMAS have said that they are not ruling out suicide bombings.

We in the West forget that this is an ongoing situation that HAMAS says will get worse. In May, there were 17 terror attacks in Judea and Samaria, one of them was a shooting and the rest involved the throwing of stones and Molotov cocktails. In June 21 attacks were recorded, July 22, and August 20. Sadly 4 Israeli’s have been killed this week in the worst attack.

Please pray for Israel this weekend as they face such hatred from terrorists in the region.

Terrorists make a second attack upon Israeli civilians during peace talks in Washington.

Two Israeli civilians have been seriously injured this evening when terrorists opened fire on their vehicle as they travelled between  Kochav Yaakov and Rimonim Junction in the Judea and Samaria district. 

The vehicle descended down a nearby slope whilst still under fire. The Police officers who arrived at the scene found one person seriously injured and another person slightly injured. Both the injured have been taken to the Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem.

The injured persons are known to be a man and a woman but their identities are still unknown.

The victims of the  brutal shootings by HAMAS yesterday have been named as Talya and Yitzhak Imes,  Kochava Even-Haim and Avishai Schindler. The deadly attack took place not far from their home, at the Bani Noam junction. Talia and Yitzhak Imes leave their one-and-a-half-year-old infant and five other children, the oldest of which is 19. Kochava Even-Haim was a teacher in the community of Efrat in Gush Etzion leaving her husband and eight-year-old daughter. Avishai Shendler just recently moved to Beit Hagai.

HAMAS have claimed full responsibility for the murders.

Abu Ubaida, spokesman for Izz al-Din al-Qassam said: "Qassam Brigades announces its full responsibility for the heroic operation in Hebron. Our men have returned safely to their bases."He also said "This attack is a chain in a series of attacks, some have been executed, and others will follow."

Four Israeli civilians have been shot dead by terrorists in Kyriat Arba this evening. At least some of the victims, who are all residents of Beit Hagai, are members of the same family. Ambulance service officials said the victims include two men aged about 25 and 40, as well as two women of roughly the same ages, one of them pregnant.

vehicle travelling in the area came under fire directed at it from a passing vehicle at the Bani Naim junction on Highway 60, between Hebron and Kiryat Arba. A paramedic told Ynet news “The vehicle was sprayed with dozens of bullets," "There were numerous shell casings around. We found four bodies and there was no chance whatsoever to help them; all we could do was to pronounce the death of these four Jews."

Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told Ynet the attack was not meant to foil direct peace talks, and said the negotiations had failed even before starting. "This is a natural response by the Palestinian resistance to the enemy's crimes, and is proof that despite the resistance's persecution by the security services and despite Israel's crimes, the Palestinians are capable of responding to these crimes.""This is proof that the Palestinian resistance is living, breathing, and kicking," he said.

Update on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 09:29PM by Administrator

Further reports on the murders of the four Israeli civilians by HAMAS terrorist earlier this evening say that a number of terrorists participated in the attack. After the car was shot at and stopped, its passengers were shot dozens of times, ensuring their deaths.  It’s been reported that one of the women was pregnant. The couples killed leave ten children.

Israeli Government officials are making it clear that this is a clear attempt by HAMAS to derail peace talks and that Israel will continue to focus on peace despite this horrific crime and the threat of more attacks.

During the week of 8th - 13th August Israel sent into Gaza 1,134 trucks of supplies, 500 of them carrying food, five with medical equipment and medicine and 32 with clothing.

Having sent in this huge amount of support into Gaza terrorists responded in the following way;

On August 16 Israeli security forces prevented an attack against IDF forces with an IED placed near the security fence in southern Gaza.

On August 16 two Kassam rockets were fired at Israeli Civilian communities in the north-western Negev.

On the morning of August 17 two mortar shells were fired at an IDF force near the security fence. Two soldiers sustained minor wounds. Two mortar shells were fired at civilian communities in the north-western Negev.