Tag: Gaza Strip
Israel is not looking for war, but Gaza tensions make it highly likely
The latest flare-up on the Israel-Gaza Strip border appears to have calmed down dramatically since Thursday night, but everyone knows it is far from over. Barring an extreme turn of events, the next round...
Congress and Jewish groups express solidarity with Israel after Hamas rocket barrage
Members of Congress and the American Jewish community are reacting to the most recent escalation between Hamas and Israel, with the former firing rockets from Gaza into the latter.
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) posted on Twitter,...
Trump administration ‘fully supports’ Israel’s right to defend itself
The Trump administration said it “fully supports” Israel’s right to defend itself amid a barrage of rockets fired on the Jewish state by the Palestinian terror group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“It’s a very...
Israel’s security cabinet orders IDF to continue airstrikes on Hamas in Gaza
After an emergency meeting late Thursday, Israel’s security cabinet ordered the IDF to “continue taking strong action against the terrorist elements,” said the Prime Minister’s Office.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor...
Hamas is taking the region to the brink of war
The security escalation in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours shows that Hamas is prepared to take the region to the brink of war, and that it believes it...
Annual hot-air balloon festival in Negev cancelled due to Gaza rocket fire
A yearly hot-air balloon festival scheduled to take place in the Besor National Park in the Negev Desert was cancelled on Thursday, following a barrage of rockets into Israel from Gaza overnight on Wednesday.
The...
Barrage of Gaza rockets continue, with Beersheva hit for first time since 2014
The barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip continued on Thursday, with Beersheva—the largest city in southern Israel—being targeted for the first time since “Operation Protective Edge” in 2014.
The mayor of Beersheva, Ruvik Danilovich,...
House Democrats play a double game on Hamas
Is the United States callously ignoring the needs of a suffering population of refugees? That’s the conceit of a letter signed by 70 Democratic members of the House of Representatives last week that condemned the Trump...
Fire kites sting Negev honey farms just before Rosh Hashanah
When you drive into Israel’s Sha’ar HaNegev Region in the northwestern Negev, the fields are burnt and black. The trees are broken, and the smell of acrid smoke stings the eyes and nose.
“It is...
IDF strikes Hamas after soldier hit by Palestinian sniper, using kids as shields
The Israel Defense Forces hit several targets in the Gaza Strip late Wednesday after a Palestinian sniper moderately injured a soldier patrolling near the border.
“In response to the shooting attack aimed at IDF soldiers...