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Israeli armored vehicles patrol near the Israel-Gaza border, on Aug. 20, 2011. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash 90.

Two men attempting to plant bomb near Gaza border said to be killed by...

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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...
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Israel strikes Hamas targets after two rockets fired at Beersheva

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Israel struck several Hamas installations in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after two rockets were fired at the city of Beersheva from the coastal territory, setting off warning sirens. According to Israeli military sources, the...
An Iron Dome air-defense system set up in Sderot in southern Israel near the border with Gaza on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

After 50 hours of fire exchanges, Israel waits to see if Gaza Strip stabilizes

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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...
Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from the Gaza Strip are intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome air-defense system on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad launches battery of rockets amid reports of ceasefire

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The Israel Defense Forces said at least 350 rockets have been launched in the direction of Israel from the Gaza Strip since rocket fire began early on Tuesday as reports of a ceasefire were...
Israeli soldiers at a staging area in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip, Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel seeks to prevent further escalation on second day of conflict with Islamic Jihad

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Israel carefully managed its second day of conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Wednesday, keeping airstrikes focused on the suppression of Gazan rocket-launch squads, as Hamas, despite declarations, continued to sit on the...
An Iron Dome air-defense battery in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel faces second day of rocket fire from Gaza

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Israelis faced a second day of rocket barrages from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after a brief overnight lull gave way to renewed launches in the...
Iron Dome anti-missile batteries installed in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon to protect lives and homes after the Israeli targeted killing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad field commander Baha Abu Al-Atta on Nov. 12, 2019. Photo by Noam Rivkin Fenton/Flash90.

Jewish Agency provides emergency funds to families hit by rockets from Gaza

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In the wake of today’s rocket fire on Israel, the Jewish Agency for Israel put its emergency operations into gear, providing assistance to 6,500 new immigrants in absorption centers and 5,000 seniors in assisted-living...
Israeli firefighters work to extinguish flames at a factory in Sderot ignited by a rocket launched by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group over the Gaza border into Israel on Nov. 12, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Pro-Israel, Jewish leaders react to massive rocket fire from Gaza

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Jewish and pro-Israel organizations condemned the more than 150 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel on Tuesday, following the latter assassinating Palestinian Islamic Jihad senior leader Baha Abu al-Ata in coastal enclave. A U.S. State...
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist field commander Baha Abu Al-Atta during his funeral in Gaza City, after he was killed by an Israeli strike in a targeted attack on Nov. 12, 2019. Photo by Hassan Jedi/Flash90.

Airstrike assassination of Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza neutralized an imminent danger

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The Israeli assassination of a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in the Gaza Strip removed what Israeli officials have called a “ticking time bomb” from the Gazan arena—a terrorist leader who was in the...
Members of the Jihad Islamic attend the funeral of 42-year-old Palestinian Mu'in al-Attar, who was killed in an internal explosion at an Islamic Jihad site in Gaza on Sept. 8, 2019. Photo by Hassan Jedi/Flash90.

Under Iranian guidance, Palestinian Islamic Jihad plays lead role in Gaza escalation

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the second-largest armed terror faction in Gaza, has in recent days taken a lead role in the latest escalation with Israel. PIJ, which is funded and orchestrated by Iran, has...