Tag: Israel-Gaza Border
55,000 students miss school as rockets rain down on southern Israel
At least 14 Palestinian rockets rained down on southwestern Israel on Monday, with one striking and damaging a playground in the town of Sderot and another shattering a car windshield in Nir Am.
Twelve of...
Two men attempting to plant bomb near Gaza border said to be killed by...
Israeli forces fired on two men from the Gaza Strip on Sunday during what the Israeli military said was an attempt to plant a bomb along the Gaza security fence. Palestinian sources reported that...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib compares U.S.-Mexico border situation to Gaza Strip
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) over the weekend compared the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border to that of Gaza and Israel.
“Do you know what I saw at the border? I saw Gaza,” said Tlaib, the...
After 50 hours of fire exchanges, Israel waits to see if Gaza Strip stabilizes
A ceasefire that appeared fragile, and which was punctured twice by rocket fire from Gaza, went into effect on Thursday after 50 hours of combat between the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror faction and...
Ceasefire off to shaky start as sirens wail in southern Israel
A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based terrorist groups that went into effect early Thursday morning was immediately put to the test as five rockets from Gaza sent Israelis scrambling for shelter in the south.
The...
Netanyahu’s carrot-and-stick policy on Gaza
Of all the criticism lobbed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu these days, the claim that he has been exercising restraint towards the terrorists in Gaza to distract from his legal battles and guarantee...
Bruised, but not broken, Israeli kids near the Gaza border make the most of...
It was supposed to be the first sight that greeted them as they entered the camp and embarked on their first day of vacation: a vivid sign welcoming the children, surrounded by colorful balloons.
But...
Arson balloon attacks on southern Israel resume
A fire that broke out on Wednesday in the Gaza-adjacent Simhoni forest was the result of an arson balloon flown over the Gaza border fence, an arson investigator from the Ashkelon Fire and Rescue...
With no clear alternatives, Israel maintains status quo in Gaza
Despite ongoing attacks emanating from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Israel recently re-extended the Gaza fishing zone to 10 nautical miles and allowed Qatar to deliver $20 million in cash for humanitarian assistance to Gaza’s 2 million residents.
Israel’s policy...
Report: Israel and Hamas agree on six-month ceasefire
Israel and the terrorist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, have reportedly agreed to a six-month ceasefire in the aftermath of the latter launching hundreds of rockets earlier this month into the Jewish...