Israel Battles Extremists on Both Sides

Israel, a global technology leader, has developed a smartphone app that gives users a 15-second warning whenever a rocket has been fired from Gaza. In the past few days, those alerts have been going off repeatedly as Hamas, which calls for Israel's destruction, shoots hundreds of rockets at Israeli cities. After several days of offering "quiet in exchange for quiet" to no avail, Israel has responded to the increased rocket fire with airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza. Hamas leaders live among civilians and often locate their missile factories and weapons stockpiles in neighborhoods, so Palestinian civilian casualties are likely to mount. With Hamas now firing long-range missiles able to reach Tel Aviv, the violent action-reaction dynamic will only intensify in the coming days.