Tag: Rocket Fire
US condemns Gaza rockets as ‘unacceptable escalation,’ supports Israel’s self-defense
World leaders condemned the ongoing rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, while also urging calm amid escalating tensions in Jerusalem.
“We unequivocally condemn rocket attacks from Gaza towards southern and central Israel, including Jerusalem....
Hamas targets Jerusalem with rocket fire amid escalating tensions
Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups have launched at least seven rockets towards Jerusalem on Monday evening in a significant escalation of ongoing tensions in the Israeli capital over the last several days.
According to...
After days of rockets on southern Israel, Hamas gets an ultimatum
As part of its power struggle with Fatah, Hamas has been enabling smaller Gazan terror factions to fire rockets at Israeli border communities since Friday.
Since April 23, the smaller armed groups have fired 41...
Rocket fire from Gaza triggers sirens at end of Israeli Independence Day
Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired at a rocket at southern Israel on Thursday evening, triggering warning sirens at the end of Yom Ha’azmaut, Israel’s Independence Day.
A statement by the Israel Defense Forces said...
IDF tanks strike Hamas positions in response to continued rocket fire
Israeli tanks struck Hamas military positions in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in response to the firing of a rocket into Israeli territory on Tuesday night, the Israeli military said in a statement.
The rocket,...
IDF says it uncovered new terror tunnel from Gaza Strip into southern Israel
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday that it has uncovered a terror tunnel from the Gaza Strip that ran dozens of meters into southern Israel.
“The route was located as part of the...
Report: Hamas fires rockets into the sea in warning to Israel
The Hamas terror group fired at least four rockets into the Mediterranean Sea on Monday in a show of force amid an uptick in violence along the Gaza-Israel border in recent days.
The launch, which...
Israel strikes dozens of Syrian targets after rocket attack, preps for reprisals
Israel struck dozens of targets in Syria early on Wednesday in retaliation for the firing of four rockets from Syria at the Golan Heights and Galilee by Iranian forces the day before, according to the Israeli...
Palestinian Islamic Jihad launches battery of rockets amid reports of ceasefire
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...
Netanyahu threatens return of targeted assassinations amid Gaza rocket fire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White leader and prime-minister designate Benny Gantz, visited southern Israel separately on Wednesday to areas impacted by the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu, who visited...