By Canaan Lidor
Some parts of the facility were shut off following damage to piping.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
One of the victims was seriously wounded while the other is in good condition.
Israeli soldiers remove the remains of a missile fired from Iran a few weeks ago.
The missile was intercepted in the Red Sea area.
The missile hit Taba.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Khaybar is the location in present-day Saudi Arabia where the Muslim Prophet Muhammed’s forces defeated Jewish communities in 628 C.E.
A collection of videos from Gaza of the IDF destroying the homes of Islamic Jihad terrorists.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Viewers of Iran's Channel 5 morning show were quizzed how long a Sejjil ballistic missile would take to travel from Tehran to Tel Aviv.
By Israel Hayom
The IDF recommends the rocket proof windows be replaced with thicker ones, due to advances in Gaza rocket technology.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The targets included the homes of Hamas Politburo Chairman Yahya Sinwar and his brother Muhammad Sinwar, who is in charge of the organization’s supply and manpower in Khan Yunis.
The Syrians are reporting a serious attack on the Damascus area.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Syrian air defenses were deployed in response to the attack.
LORA is a sea-to-ground and ground-to-ground system which includes a long-range ballistic missile, a unique launcher, a command and control system, and ground or marine support system.
Following the attack, there are no special alerts for Golan Heights residents this morning.
Firefighters worked to put out the fire before it could cause too much damage.
The decision to assassinate the terrorist came after Islamic Jihad launched a missile at Netanyahu while he was speaking in Ashdod.
By Israel Hayom
What goes up must come down, says founder and former head of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Homa Directorate Uzi Rubin, and all militaries know it and account for it.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Gazan claim that they flew a drone over Zikim, the IDF claims they launched at a missile.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Gazans launched 2 rockets at Israel overnight.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The is the first in a series of videos that simulate how rocket attacks from different places in the "State of Palestine" will affect communities throughout Israel.
One of the Interceptor missiles landed inside Syria.
By JNi.Media
The missile launch pod is securely mounted on a host platform with just seven screws – enabling easy installation on light vehicles.
Last week, Hezbollah claimed the Russian made anti-aircraft system was being deployed on the Golan Heights to block Israeli attacks.
"We saw something coming in from Gaza that appeared in every way to be ballistic. At that moment, I didn’t care if it was a mortar, a missile or heavy automatic fire.”
Watch a seaborne version of the Iron Dome system take out incoming missiles during a test.
The IDF said nothing hit southern Israel.
By JNi.Media
In March 2000 the Israeli government was refused permission to purchase BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles.
The Hamas rocket launch was caught on video from a community along the Gaza border.
By JNi.Media
The F-35 Lightning II combines advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, advanced mission systems, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and cutting-edge sustainment.
It's starting to become a daily event.
By JNi.Media
The new home warning system will kick in only if a missile threatens the user's particular area, leaving everyone else to continue with their daily routines.
By JNi.Media
Secretary of State John Kerry said this week that “Nobody pretends that some of the challenges we have with Iran have somehow been wiped away."
The "Barak 8" missile last week passed a test when it was fired from a ship and hit a simulated enemy target, which in real-time could be aimed at blowing up oil rigs.
By JNi.Media
“The [ISIS] statement does not say they shot it down, but that they destroyed it,” Trotignon said. “You could imagine explosives on board, or sabotage.”
By JNi.Media
Israeli companies will continue flying to Eilat normally because their airplanes are protected in three envelopes.
The model Egypt received was painted yellow.
There was a nationwide missile drill today.
The test was planned, but the Defense Ministry is mum on details.
The names of the IDF soldiers killed by Hezbollah at Mount Dov on Wednesday have been released for publication.
Missile may have been IDF dud. At least four from Hamas also killed. Medics wounded.
2:22pm Yad Mordechai, Netiv Ha'Asara 2:04pm Ashkelon, Ashdod 2:02pm Kiryat Gat, Gedera 2:01pm Zikkim, Karmiya, Be'er Tuvia, Kiryat Malachi 12:30pm Netivot, Kfar Maimon and surrounds 11:35am Sderot and surrounds 11:18am metro Tel Aviv, Ramat Hasharon, Herzliya 10:59am Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan, Bat Yam, Holon, Elad, Petach Tikvah, metro Tel Aviv 10:58am Gan Sorek, Rishon Lezion, […]
A rocket launched from Gaza hit a paint factory in Sderot's industrial zone, causing a massive fire.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Hiding in his underground rat hole, an Islamic Jihad terrorist threatens Israel.
By Shalom Bear
A nationwide air raid drill was run today, so the schools will be prepared for missiles from Iran, Gaza or the Palestinian Authority.
Iron Dome in its new temporary home.
Turkish planes shot down a Syrian Helicopter which Turkey claims was flying 2 kilometers inside their airspace, according to an AFP report on Monday. Turkey claims to have warned the Syrians a few times to exit their airspace, before hitting the helicopter with a missile. The helicopter reportedly crashed on Syrian soil.
We can afford a few cruise missiles fired at Bashar Assad’s air force and presidential palaces.
Photos show property damage from a missile the exploded at a kibbutz in the north Thursday. A miracle saved people from injuries.
The Haifa airport will remain closed overnight due to the rocket fire from Lebanon. Passengers returning from Eilat will instead land in Sde Dov in Tel Aviv, and from there, they will be bused to Haifa.
This half million shekel missile takes out whatever it hits.
Syria moved a number of their anti-ship cruise missiles before Israel allegedly destroyed their storage area in a July 5 attack.
Syrian rebels have implicitly fingered Israel for the bombing of Russian-made Yakhont anti-ship missiles near the Syrian port of Latakia last week, a bombing that the Assad regime has blamed on a group linked with Al Qaeda terrorists. It was not the FSA [Free Syrian Army] that targeted this," the rebels’ army spokesman Qassem Saadeddine […]
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who doubles as the government "Minister for the Peace Process,” traveled to Russia on Tuesday to talk with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, reportedly over Moscow’s declared intentions to follow through with the sale of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian regime. Her spokeswoman denied that the purpose of the visit was […]
The first anti-aircraft missiles may be delivered to Syria within 2 months.
In light of the recent IAF activities in Syria, Israel has repositioned two Iron Dome anti-missile batteries to the country's north. One has been placed near Tzfat (Sefad), the second near Haifa.
An early warning siren wailed in the Sderot area Sunday night, hours before a nationwide siren reminds the country of the Holocaust. “The journey for justice and freedom is not yet over,” said Peres.
Gazan rocket attacks have begun to escalate
The joint Israeli-American Arrow anti-missile system scored its first successful trial at a would-be Israeli target over the Mediterranean Sea Monday morning. The experiment tested the launch system but did not include a dummy missile target. One of the potential targets for the Arrow is the Iranian Shihab missile. The Arrow 3 interceptor was successfully […]
Palestinians evil ambitions are not even constrained on the holiest site to Judaism.
A new perfume for sale in Gaza utilizes a fragrance which is “pleasant and attractive, like the missiles of the Palestinian resistance,” and is being named after a missile used in the most recent bout of attacks on Israeli civilians, M-75.
A joint US-Israel anti-missile system called Magic Wand successfully intercepted a missile in a test on Sunday. The anti-missile system is also called David's Sling in Israel. Magic Wand is being jointly developed by Rafael in Israel, and Raytheon in the US. It's primary target are missiles with ranges of at least 70 kilometers, such […]
Though the international community has been consistent in calling for Israel to stop defending itself from Gazan missile attacks by destroying missile launching sites and parties, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense systems have gained respect and admiration worldwide, dependably annihilating rockets on their way to targets in Israeli residential areas.
The reality of what is happening is much less poetic, but astonishing when you pause to think about it.
Hamas has announced that it shot down an Israeli warplane by a land to air missile. The IDF denies the claim. The IDF spokesperson's office assured The Jewish Press that the reported downing of an Israeli plane "never happened."
A map showing the amount of time the residents of each district in Israel have to get into a bomb shelter after a rocket has been launched. The critical areas are right around the Gaza Strip, ut, depending on the missile, no one is completely safe.
The missile has not yet been discovered and there's no known damage.
12:47 PM Alert: Ramat Hanegev, Sdot Hanegev 12:45 PM Netivot 12:45 PM Alerts in Be'er Sheva and Rahat 12:35 PM Alerts Omer, Lachish, Bnei Shimon, Har Hevron! 12:35 PM Multiple rockets shot at Sderot and taken out by Iron Dome anti missile system. No injuries. 12:28 PM Air raid sirens sounding in Ashkelon Beach region. 12:19 PM Rockets […]
Channel 1 reports that missiles shot at Dimona. Missile landed north of Dimona. Girl injured from shrapnel.
IDF "Tzav 8" emergency call up orders for reservists are currently for Homefront Command soldiers (to help with incoming missile threats) and not for additional combat battalions. IDF ground troops preparing.
Hamas called the meeting to try and avoid further casualties.
After this morning's missile attack, residents of Ashdod, north of Gaza, have had their nerves frayed further Tuesday morning with the booms of numerous explosions. It turns out, the IDF is now conducting training for their new Patriot missile system, as well as testing out a new Iron Dome. So that's what the latest booms […]
Angry and frightened Israeli civilians in southern Israel are imploring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to unleash an IDF military strike against Hamas and its terrorists allies in the Gaza Strip in response to the recent spate of rocket and mortar attacks emanating from there. Those attacks have caused damage to commercial and residential structures and have sent thousands of residents to local trauma centers.
As rocket barrages assault southern Israel, Iran launched its own air operations Monday, in the form of massive air defense drills.
I have to much I want to write about...but my mind is filled with two numbers - 30, and 9. Thirty is the number of rockets fired at Israel last night, hours after an Israel armored jeep was hit with an anti-tank missile, critically injuring two, lightly injuring two other soldiers. Nine is the number of rockets that had been fired at Israel by 9:00 this morning...schools in some areas are closed; people again ordered to stay near shelters.
Soroka Hospital Completed the Surgeries on the Injured Soldiers.
The "Red Alert" missile siren has been going off in cities and towns around Gaza for the past half hour. Residents have reported hearing explosions. Ten rockets have been launched at Israel so far, including at Ashkelon and Gan Yavneh. No one has been injured from the strikes. Islamic Jihad has been taking credit for […]
Gazans hit IDF jeep with anti-tank missile and soldiers were injured. The IDF hit back harder than is usually does of late.
By Peter Huessy
The major argument against taking preemptive military action against Iran is the fear that Tehran's retaliatory capability will engulf the Middle East and other regions in serious violence and turmoil, throwing the world's already fragile economy into a deep recession or even an economic depression. This mindset is coupled with a peculiar assumption that absent […]
This deal, one of several large scale defense deals being carried out between Israel and this Asian country, is expected to repair the damage caused to the cooperation between the two countries after Israel’s purchase of training planes a few months ago from Italy rather than from South Korea
The United States and Israel will conduct their largest-ever joint missile defense exercise this month, making a display of solidarity as the international rift over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program grows.
Yediot reported Tuesday that Gazan Arabs launched a Strela-2 surface to air missile at an IAF aircraft on Friday, but the missile missed its target. The IDF beleives that Gaza has a number of these missiles stockpiled, but haven't used them due to fear of an escalated IDF response. The missile systems were reportedly smuggled […]
JERUSALEM – As high-ranking American military commanders arrived in Israel this week in advance of the forthcoming Austere Challenge 12 drill with IDF units, Israel’s military resolve was tested by Iranian proxy militias in Gaza and Lebanon during the recent Sukkot and Simchat Torah holidays.
A report by the Turkish Military Prosecutor's Office has concluded that a Turkish warplane shot down in international air space in June was hit by a Syrian missile, according to the Turkish daily newspaper Hürriyet on Thursday.
One inevitable fact I have learned after almost 20 years here is that tomorrow will come, as planned, as designed, no matter what I do.
According to reports in the Arab media, Hamas security forces confiscated weapons and made several arrests over the past few days among Salafi terrorists, in an attempt to prevent continued shooting and to uncover additional information about their arsenal of weapons. Hamas is focusing on the Shura Council organization, a relative newcomer on the Gaza front, established last June. As of now, more 30 Salafi terrorists have been arrested by Hamas security.
Due to the number of missiles that targeted Be'er Sheva overnight, the municipality decided to cancel school today (Sunday). One missile hit an abandoned house in nearby Netivot at 2AM. There we no injuries, though 2 homes were severely damaged. Netivot has not cancelled school.
A reporter mentioned to White House Spokesman Jay Carney yesterday's scoop in Ha'aretz, which cited Western diplomats and high level Israeli officials about the special National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program submitted recently to President Obama, which is almost a word for word copy of the Israeli intelligence assessment. But State Dept. Spokesman Patrick Ventrell confirmed that the U.S. is concerned with the possibility of Iran attacking its Gulf neighbors.
Among the innovations that will be showcased are hand-held through-the-wall radars, mini-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), robots, and frequency-hopping radios. The exhibition will take place from June 11th-15th, and will include over 1,400 exhibitors from around the globe.
In a televised speech in suburbs south of Beirut on Friday, Hizbullah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah boasted that his sophisticated terror network is capable of hitting any target “in Tel Aviv and occupied Palestine”, and would target Tel Aviv in a future war.
Coupled with the new political reality engendered by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's new and broad unity government, Congress' supplementary funding appears to advance Israel's preparation for the military option against Iran, as well as the potential international and military fallout.
The US Congress is expected to pass legislation giving $680 million to Israel to pay for more Iron Dome anti-missile systems.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that Israel would not refrain from striking Iranian nuclear installations during the course of the ongoing negotiations between the Western allies and Iranian government officials if Israel’s intelligence apparatus determined that the Iranian military was on the verge of constructing a nuclear warhead at its secret underground facility in Qom.
One rocket which had been fired Thursday morning, 15 minutes after midnight, at Eilat was located at a construction site in the city, reports Eilat police. The rocket was found by three new immigrants from France who live near the site. "Based on the force of the explosion, we figured the missile probably fell near […]
President Obama was unaware that he was within microphone range at the Seoul Nuclear Summit when he made the comments to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
The Iron Dome Support Act (IDSA) authorizes and encourages President Obama to provide funds for the "procurement, maintenance and sustainment" of more of the anti-missile defense systems, should the Israeli government request it. The legislation was actually inspired by an op-ed by Israeli Ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, in which he wrote that "at least ten Iron Dome systems will be necessary in order to defend the whole country."
JERUSALEM – Life in south-central Israel began returning to normal as the fragile cease-fire, brokered by the Egyptian military junta, appeared to take hold.
The Iran issue may be moved somewhat down the agenda as flailing Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is being pressured by members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to move both his WMD cache and long-range Scud missiles to well-protected Hizbullah bases inside Lebanon.
By JTA
Israeli Defense Ministry: The test of a joint Israeli-American Arrow missile defense system "provides confidence in operational Israeli capabilities to defeat the developing ballistic missile threat."