Tag: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
IDF kills ‘most senior’ Palestinian Islamic Jihad figure in Gaza Strip
An Israeli airstrike killed Iyad al-Hassani—also spelled Iyad Alhassani—the “most senior” Palestinian Islamic Jihad figure in the Gaza Strip, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, confirmed on Twitter on Friday...
IDF assessment: Iran is pushing Palestinian Islamic Jihad to fire rockets at Israel
Iran has been encouraging the senior leadership of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), whose members are based in Damascus and Beirut, to instruct the terror faction’s Gazan rocket squads to keep firing at Israel, the...
As Gaza’s rockets are fired at Israel, so are media missiles
We know it’s coming. We can write the script in advance. Yet it never fails to sicken and to shock.
This week, Israel was once again forced to take military action to defend itself against...
Israeli killed as Gaza rocket makes direct hit on building in Rehovot
An Israeli man was killed when a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a four-story building in Rehovot, 12 miles south of Tel Aviv, on Thursday evening.
The unidentified man’s body was reportedly found...
Terrorists fire hundreds of rockets at Israel as IDF strikes PIJ assets in Gaza
Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip unleashed several barrages of rockets at Israel on Wednesday afternoon, breaking a tense day-long calm following the IDF’s targeted killing of three top Palestinian Islamic Jihad members on...
Netanyahu meets with Lapid to discuss Gaza op
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday morning with opposition leader Yair Lapid to update him on the goals and details of “Operation Shield and Arrow.”
Netanyahu’s Military Secretary Maj. Gen. Avi Gil also...
Security Council to discuss Israel-Gaza flare-up
The U.N. Security Council was set to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the situation in Gaza as widely expected Palestinian rocket fire failed to materialize.
Terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip...
Gallant hints at prolonged conflict with Gaza terrorists
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hailed on Tuesday the killing of three Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip and warned of a possible protracted campaign.
“Overnight, the IDF and ISA conducted a...
‘Operation Shield and Arrow’ seeks to re-establish Israeli deterrence
The Israeli Air Force surprised Palestinian Islamic Jihad early on Tuesday with a series of strikes and targeted assassinations in the Gaza Strip.
The move represents an effort by Israel to reestablish deterrence after PIJ...
Otzma Yehudit drops boycott of Knesset votes
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit Party announced on Tuesday an end to its boycott of Knesset votes following the targeted killing of three top Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
“Following...