Tag: Hamas Rockets
Israeli soldier lightly injured in anti-tank missile attack
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was lightly injured by shrapnel after a Gazan terror faction fired an anti-tank missile at an open touring bus in southern Israel. The military said the soldier was standing...
Rocket sirens sound in Beersheva, Ashkelon; IDF strikes major Hamas targets
Heavy rocket fire from the Gaza Strip triggered sirens in Beersheva, Ashkelon and Western Negev communities on Thursday, day 11 of the current round of fighting between Israel and terrorist groups in the Gaza...
Ceasefire reportedly ‘not before Friday,’ as rockets, Israeli Air Force strikes persist
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is unlikely to take effect before Friday, Channel 22 reported on Wednesday, following a situational analysis held by Israeli defense chiefs.
Hamas announced that it was withdrawing from its agreement to...
Israel has demolished major Hamas capabilities, says IDF commander
The real test of the current efforts by the Israel Defense Forces to pound Hamas will be measured over years, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of the IDF Operations Branch, told N12 on Wednesday.
He siad...
3 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza; IDF strikes Hamas targets
Terrorists in Gaza fired three rockets into southern Israel Sunday night, triggering sirens in the southern cities of Sderot, Ibim, Or HaNer, Nir Am, Gevim and at Sapir College.
According to the Israel Defense Forces,...
Did Israel-Hamas ceasefire strengthen Hamas for the next round of fighting?
The ongoing violence perpetrated by the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and the recent barrage of rocket fire—more than 450 rockets and mortars in less than 48 hours—pointed at Israel’s south had an unintended consequence. In...
Is the situation with Gaza ‘the problem from hell?’
Avigdor Lieberman announced that he was stepping down as defense minister on Wednesday in protest of what he called the government’s “capitulation to terror.” His decision came after the security cabinet decided to pursue...
Danon to UN: There are no ‘two sides’ concerning Gaza
In advance of a closed emergency United Nations Security Council meeting, called by Kuwait and Bolivia, on the latest barrage of rockets fired by Hamas into Israel, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny...
State Department: Latest attacks from Gaza makes peace plan ‘more urgent‘
Despite the latest barrage of rockets being launched by Hamas against Israel, the State Department said on Tuesday that it should not affect the highly anticipated rollout of the peace plan between Israel and...
Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire after rocket barrage
A senior Israeli official indicated that an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Hamas, and other Gaza terrorist groups, amid the latter launching more than 400 rockets into Israel since Monday.
Some 27...