Tag: Gaza Strip
IDF strikes 35 ‘terror sites’ in Gaza after barrage of rockets
The Israeli Defense Forces struck 35 “terror sites” in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon local time after the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas terror groups fired at least 28 mortars at on southern...
The dead-baby strategy
When a Hamas spokesman acknowledged that 50 out of the 62 Palestinians reported killed during the May 14 assault on Israel’s border with Gaza, that fact alone should have fundamentally altered the debate over...
Shifting sands? Grassroots element in Democratic Party turns from Israel
A great deal of ink has been spilled writing about the growing partisan divide in Washington, D.C. In fact, one of the few remaining bipartisan issues has been support for Israel. But even so,...
At UN, Haley and Danon defend US embassy move, blaming violence at Gaza border...
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikky Haley forcefully defend Israel’s reaction to the protests along the border with the Gaza Strip on Monday that resulted in as many as 60 Palestinian deaths.
“I ask...
NGO Statements and Campaigns on Gaza Border Violence
A number of NGOs have made statements and launched social media campaigns related to the violent confrontations along Gaza’s border on Fridays, beginning March 30, 2018, under the label of “Great March of Return.”
Analysis...
Stuck in strategic stalemate, Hamas uses Gaza border protests to pressure Israel
Israel has come under harsh criticism in recent weeks over its response to Palestinian mass protests on its border with Gaza. Called the “March of Return,” the protests are expected to last the next...
Palestinian rioters burn tires, attempt to infiltrate Israel in latest Gaza border clashes
Thousands of Palestinian rioters burned tires, threw Molotov cocktails and carry out terror attacks while attempting to infiltrate Israel on Friday as part of the latest round of protests and clashes on the Gaza-Israel...
Hamas Seeking New Blood Libel by Using Civilians as Human Shields this Friday at...
The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) denounced plans for a Hamas-led “march of return” this Friday that will put thousands of civilians in danger as they are deployed on the volatile Gaza/Israeli border.
“Hamas has recently...
French consulate employees arrested for smuggling weapons from Gaza to Judea, Samaria
A driver and security guard employed by the French Consulate in eastern Jerusalem were arrested by Israeli police last month for allegedly smuggling weapons from Hamas in the Gaza Strip to Judea and Samaria,...
IDF razes two Gaza tunnels used for terror attacks
The Israeli Defense Forces destroyed two underground attack tunnels—one that entered into Israel and another inside central Gaza, said the IDF.
According to IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, the cross-border terror tunnel was a...