PayPal pulls back the e-withdrawal feature

PayPal has stated of not offering any sort of electronic withdrawal transactions from the company's account.

This seemingly is a decision that has been made soon after the decision that might affect the Indian PayPal users and will be in effect starting August 1.

The only option left with the users is withdrawal from cheque and this decision is taken in lieu of "regulatory instructions" stated by the management.

PayPal also stated that the services being offered is in regard with the coordinated work being done towards restoring electronic withdrawal service.

The site also states how to opt for a cheque withdrawal: involves logging into PayPal account, and selecting 'Withdraw', directs to the 'Request a cheque from PayPal' link, feed in the withdrawal amount and select your mailing address, then click 'Continue' and finally 'Submit' to confirm your request.

PayPal, until now, charged $5 "withdrawal fee" for every cheque withdrawal but now this fee has been taken back effective from July 29.

Hamas rocket maker killed in raid

Israeli air raids have killed a Hamas rocket maker and wounded 13 other people in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian faction that rules the territory told Al Jazeera.

Issa Batran, a commander of Hamas' armed wing, was killed overnight after a missile hit his trailer in central Gaza.

A Hamas training camp in Gaza City and smuggling tunnels along Gaza's southern border with Egypt were also hit.

"This is a serious escalation perpetrated by the occupation government [of Israel]," Fawzi Barhoum, the Hamas spokesman in Gaza, told Al Jazeera on Saturday.

"It is a direct result from the Arabs pushing for direct talks with the Zionists," he said, referring to diplomatic efforts to persuade Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, that he should advance from indirect negotiations to direct talks with Israel in pursuit of a Middle East peace pact – a course that Hamas and other groups in Gaza oppose.
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