Tag: Rockets
Rockets on Tel Aviv an escalation that could cost Hamas dearly
Thursday night’s twin rocket attack on greater Tel Aviv from the Gaza Strip marks a dramatic escalation of the security situation that could prove to be highly costly for Hamas.
While it remains unclear at...
UN fails to pass first-ever resolution censuring Hamas
The United Nations rejected a resolution on Thursday that required a two-thirds majority to pass condemning the terrorist group Hamas for launching rockets from Gaza into Israel in addition to its infrastructure such as...
Egypt outraged by Gaza rocket launch amid truce mediation efforts
Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel has called off a planned visit to the Gaza Strip, Ramallah and Israel, officially citing a scheduling conflict, but commentators surmised that the cancellation may be a response to rocket...
IDF ground forces to acquire more precise rocket firepower
A recent deal for the purchase of hundreds of millions of shekels worth of guided rockets for the Israel Defense Forces is a forward-looking step that takes into account future battlefield needs, a military...
Hamas launches almost 200 rockets into Israel, thousands of Israelis run for cover
Some 180 rockets were lobbed at Israel from Wednesday night through Thursday, obliterating discussion of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Residents of the coastal city of Ashkelon also scrambled to bomb shelters—a...
Early morning rockets once again target citizens in southern Israel
Thousands of Israeli citizens once again scrambled to bomb shelters early Wednesday when Palestinians in Gaza launched over a dozen rockets at southern Israel.
Red Alert warning sirens rang out in Eshkol, Sha’ar Hanegev, Sdot...
Israel pounds Gaza terror targets in response to rocket fire
The Israeli military pounded terror targets in Gaza early Monday, following a rocket launch from Gaza into southern Israel.
The Gaza City-based Safa news agency reported heavy damage from 10 IDF airstrikes in southern Gaza....