Tag: Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv University students hold moment of silence for ‘martyrs’ in the Gaza Strip
In response to the recent escalation in the Gaza Strip, students at Tel Aviv University held a moment of silence on Tuesday for Palestinian “martyrs” there.
“This is a moment of silence in memory of...
Gantz points to Netanyahu after rocket attack, saying ‘Israel is held hostage by Hamas’
After a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip early Monday morning destroyed a home in central Israel, involving seven people in one family and injuring three, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political rivals were quick to...
Israel launches heavy assault on key Hamas terror sites, infrastructure in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces has carried out dozens of airstrikes on key Hamas targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Monday evening following a rocket attack that destroyed a home in central Israel earlier in the day.
“We...
IDF positions hundreds of soldiers in Gaza border, calls up limited reserves
Reservists for air-defense units and two additional brigades of Israel Defense Forces were called to the Gaza border region following the launch of a long-range missile from Gaza, which destroyed a residential building and injured seven...
IDF aircraft strikes groups of Gazans launching incendiary balloons towards border
Israeli military aircraft shot two groups of Palestinians who launched incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, announced the Israel Defense Forces.
This comes days after the IDF retaliated, hitting dozens of “terror sites” in...
Hamas arrests, beats seven journalists covering economic protests in Gaza
Seven Palestinian reporters were in Hamas’s custody on Sunday, reported The Times of Israel, citing a source with the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, as they were covering protests over Gaza’s increasingly severe economic hardships and high cost...
Israel orders retaliatory strikes in Gaza after rocket attacks aimed at Tel Aviv
The Israel Defense Forces announced that it ordered retaliatory airstrikes targeting “terror sites” in Gaza hours after two rockets were launched in the direction of Tel Aviv on Thursday night.
“Two rockets were launched from the Gaza...
Rockets on Tel Aviv an escalation that could cost Hamas dearly
Thursday night’s twin rocket attack on greater Tel Aviv from the Gaza Strip marks a dramatic escalation of the security situation that could prove to be highly costly for Hamas.
While it remains unclear at...
Israel strikes Hamas naval commando base after rocket fired at Israel
Tensions along the Gaza border escalated on Thursday when Israeli warplanes responded to a mortar shell fired at southern Israel with a strike on a Hamas naval commando base.
“Fighter jets and aircraft struck several...
Report: Qatar plans not renew funds for Gaza’s electricity
The Qatari envoy to the Gaza Strip, Mohammad al-Amadi, told Hamas officials his country would discontinue its almost $10 million in funding towards the territory’s electricity amid a lack of improvement with infrastructure projects,...