By Shalom Bear
Lt. Eitan charged into the tunnels with his men to try and rescue Lt. Hadar Goldin in Rafiach.
By Rachel Levy
Palestinian Arab factions have been streaming to Cairo to form a cease fire proposal over Gaza for Israel but the deal is not realistic.
These motorcycles were found inside Hamas terror tunnels leading into Israeli towns.
An Air Force strike took out an Islamic Jihad leader...
The IDF took out multiple terrorists and captured mortars and found tunnels...
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Over the past 24 hours 86 rockets were fired at Israel, 58 rockets hit Israel and 6 were intercepted by the Iron Dome system...
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
This story is just one of numerous accounts of the citizens of Israel coming out to help and show support for their fighting men and women in the IDF. At times of crisis, we all remember we're one family...
The funeral for fallen IDF officer, Lt. Hadar Goldin will be in the Kfar Sava Military cemetery at 5:30pm, Sunday. Details Below...
Netanyahu called Kerry onto the carpet and Kerry and Ban Ki-Moon gave their assurances.
The IDF has named the abducted soldier...
By JoeSettler
JoeSettler uncovers the ultimate goal of Hamas in this war...
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By Shalom Bear
Anyone taking bets on how long this cease fire will last, and how many rockets will be fired up to the last minute?
There can only be a finite number of tunnels, but the IDF keeps finding more of them...
Life Lesson #1: Don't go outside to photograph the Iron Dome system overhead if you don't have to...
An Israeli-Arab Bedouin Sheikh arrives at Beer Sheva Saroka hospital yesterday to distribute flowers to wounded IDF soldiers. Each flower had a note attached to it, "We're all in this together".
By Beth Perkel
When will the world realize, by the grace of Gd, we are here to stay?
Rockets fired at Ashkelon, Ashdod in violation of ceasefire; No injuries or property damage reported.
Spokespeople for the Shaarei Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem said Wednesday that the four wounded IDF soldiers who are hospitalized have been overwhelmed with visitors. According to a statement released by the hospital, doctors and family members have asked well-meaning Israelis to refrain from visiting wounded soldiers without coordinating those visits with the families. More […]
Don't think battle-weary residents of the south are pushing for a ceasefire. This time, they want the government to finish the job.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The operation has reached a crossroads, and now the government needs to decide what's next.
An Israeli mother protects her baby as a siren goes off near the Gaza border.
By Donny Fuchs
A ceasefire not only gives Hamas a victory, it will destroy the morale of the IDF and the country.
By Shalom Bear
After killing 5 IDF soldiers, Hamas terrorists tried to steal the soldier's bodies.
This is probably the first time in my life I've seen an IDF barber. Who knew we even had them! (Notice he's using an electric shaver!)
2:29am Multiple rocket sirens towards Tel Aviv-Yafo, Rishon l'Tzion, Bat Yam, Holon....
The IDF spokesman has released the names of the soldiers who were killed this evening.
Moslem Brotherhood considered enemy number one in Cairo; Gaza branch responds to slight by firing at Israel.
A Hamas rocket attack on the Eshkol region has murdered numerous Israelis...
9:58pm The IDF has adopted the "quiet will be met with quiet" operational directive and is only reacting to pinpoint Hamas rocket fire. When Hamas fired a few rockets earlier today the IDF fired at the area the rocket were launched from (Bet Lahiya, Gaza) The government security cabinet is meeting to decide whether to […]
By Rachel Levy
The Obama administration casts Hamas in the light of a legitimate organization, not the terror group it is listed as by the US itself.
MK Ze'ev Elkin had harsh words for the US's push for negotiations with Hamas.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The IDF blew up two more tunnels in the course of the last 24 hours. “The longer we stay on the ground, the more we learn about the extent of the tunnels and the route they were built in.”
The IDF claims from their investigation and released video of the shell that hit the UNRWA school that they did not kill the 16 people.
If Hamas would simply stop firing rockets into Israel, all the carnage would stop instantly.
By Donny Fuchs
In Islam, there is no such thing as peace with accursed dhimmis as the Muslims refer to us infidels.
Hospital staff at Schneider Children's Hospital in Petach Tikva gathered up the babies and took them to the stairway for protection after a rocket siren went off this morning.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Despite rockets and mortars fired at several civilian targets last night, which have severely wounded one civilian, the Security Cabinet voted last night to extend the humanitarian cease fire for another 24 hours on the UN’s behest, ending tonight at 9 PM.
A video tour of the IDF's field hospital for Gazans...
The IDF found yet another booby trapped house, next to a UN School.
More IDF soldiers were killed in combat defending Israel against Hamas...
1st Sgt. Yair Ashkenazi, Reserves, (36) HY"D, was killed this morning during operations in northern Gaza.
Chabad has provided a list of all the soldiers injured so far in Operation Protective Edge, so you can add them to your prayers.
Golani 12 Platoon commander, Shai Siman-Tov, was seriously injured yesterday,
The Gazans are now paying for the choices they have made.
Finance, Economy ministries team up to support Israeli businesses struggling under weight of non-stop rocket fire.
As Peres retires, Israel fights sour legacy: Insistence on setting policy in line with hopes, rather than with reality.
Jameel went on a pizza run down south, and translated a letter from a soldier on the border, along with some of his own personal observations...
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The IDF has reportedly stabilized its lines and is now focusing on mapping out and destroying the terror tunnels they have uncovered.
By Rachel Levy
UNHRC High Commissioner Navi Pillay accuses the IDF of possible war crimes in Gaza again, cutting slack to Hamas.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Lone Soldier from LA Receives Hero’s Farewell
Tomer Sargon of Netivot heard that IDF soldiers haven't been able to bath in days, for lack of water and showering facilities out in the field. So he took it upon himself to help, by driving down to the Gaza border with a truck filled with huge water containers, just so the soldiers could have […]
Cute Frozen parody, with Selfies taken in bomb shelters in Israel. Warning: There are sirens in the video. Lyrics: Do you think that was a siren? Should we go down to the Mamad? I'm never sleeping anymore, Sticking by the door Sick of this jihad! The miklat is really smelly The neighbors too. But what […]
By Batya Medad
Her message to her soldier son on the battlefield: "Complete the Mission! Sayyem et HaMissimah!"
Col. Rasan Alian, commander of the Golani Brigade, was wounded while fighting Hamas in Gaza. On July 22, he returned to his troops after recovering in Israel.
Military spokesman: We've been trying for years to deal with tunnels, with no success.
Father of fallen soldier Max Steinberg stuns crowd, ends eulogy with simple cry: Am Yisrael Chai.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The IDF is continuing its mission to destroy Hamas’ terror infrastructure. Some 200 terror targets were attacked yesterday, 1833 since the beginning of the ground operation.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said Tuesday that he respects the legitimacy of Israel’s right to defend itself, but also called on Israel to limit its reaction to ongoing Hamas rocket fire at Israeli civilians. According to a report on the Hebrew-language Ynet website, Mr Ban also said his organization rejected the terror gang’s […]
Six IDF soldiers wounded in Gaza have showed significant improvement at Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva, Israel Radio reported. Three soldiers have been downgraded from “serious” condition to “moderate,” and three additional soldiers are now listed as “lightly injured.” One hundred fourteen soldiers are currently hospitalised as the result of the fighting.
As of this writing, Code Red rocket alerts were sounded in the following locations Tuesday: 10:28 pm Be'er Sheva Shoval, Rahat and surrounds 9:56 pm Be'er Sheva, Hatzerim, Tifrach, Meitar and surrounds 9:17 pm Lod, Yavneh, Kiryat Akron, Gedera, Ramle, Gan Yavneh, Kfar Bilu, Ashdod, Kiryat Malachi 9:00 pm Bat Yam, Rishon L'Tsion, Rechovot, Modi'in, Macabim […]
Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni said Tuesday that the funeral of Jordan Ben-Simon, a lone IDF soldier killed in Gaza yesterday, would be limited to 300 attendees due to the threat of rocket attacks. Following the outpouring of support for lone soldiers yesterday, when more than 20,000 people created a mass funeral for lone soldier Sean Carmeli, […]
Army finally forced to admit soldier is missing; efforts continue to identify seventh body from Sunday night attack.
One soldier's body is MIA, as IDF names remaining Golani soldiers killed in Shejaiya
10:03am Multiple Rocket Alerts Gush Dan...
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The IDF is determined to destroy as many tunnels as possible, eliminating this imminent threat to the citizens of Israel. 23 terror tunnels have been uncovered by IDF forces since July 17th.
By Shalom Bear
IDF operations move forward as more tunnels and rockets are found and destroyed...
I guess when you can't have a real victory in your genocidal attempts to wipe out the Jewish state, celebrating a kidnapping that apparently didn't happen is the next best thing.
Regional pro-US Arab countries rely on Israel as a deterrence to rogue Islamic regimes.
Senior combat officer says IDF racking up series of successes in Gaza, says Hamas "fighters" quick to flee.
A Palestinian Arab tried to murder an Israeli citizen Sunday in the Palestinian town of Hussan, next to Beitar Illit. Police spokespeople said the Israeli entered the Palestinian village, located in Area A, to purchase building materials, when a local resident tried to stab him. The Israeli managed to flee.
One wishes the PA would distance itself completely from Hamas now for the sake of peace and development in the region.
Lapid: Operation won't end until Israelis along Gaza border can sleep soundly at night with out fear of terror attack
Fighting rages on 11th day of conflict.
IDF announces funeral times for Gaza casualties.
Hamas ask for 'humanitarian' ceasefire, then uses lull to attack Israel.
The Druze Golani Brigade Commander was lightly wounded in Gaza fighting...
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The IDF said Hamas terrorists have fired at least 1,705 rockets out of an estimated stockpile of about 10,000.
A reservist says good-bye to his family, near the entry point to Gaza.
IDF surge, Hamas getting hit hard, 2 additional soldiers killed yesterday. 20 terrorists killed on Saturday.
IDF video of 1st day in Gaza, Operation Protective Edge
Wartime instruction for the country...
IDF released a video of the entry ground into Gaza to destroy the tunnels and Hamas.
Sgt. Eitan Barak (20) of Herzeliya was killed overnight during the initial stage of the ground operation into Gaza. Palestinian media reported that the soldier was killed by Palestinian “militants,” but Channel 1 said the soldier was killed by friendly fire. Five additional soldiers light to moderate wounds in separate incidents. The targets included the home […]
Psaki: Accidental killing of civilians 'horrifying'; Kerry tells Netanyahu to focus on smuggling tunnels
Jewish Home head responds to Human Rights Watch criticism: Radical left-wing reports don't impress me.
End of PA unity? Fatah leader slams Hamas, says even Islamic Jihad wanted to accept Egyptian ceasefire deal
11:40pm Hof Ashkelon (Ashkelon Coast) 11:35 Hof Ashkelon (Ashkelon Coast) 11:19 Hof Ashkelon (Ashkelon Coast) 11:08pm Foreign Journalists ordered/requested by Israel to leave their hotel in central Gaza....for their own safety. GROUND OP HAS BEGUN 11:00pm Shafir, Sderot 10:48pm Majdal Shams (Golan Heights) 10:29pm Hof Ashkelon 10:25pm Hof Ashkelon (Ashkelon Coast) 10:00pm Massive barrage on: […]
One Israeli soldier was injured Thursday in shelling by Hamas terrorists along the border with southern Gaza.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Overview on the war, on the morning of Day 10 of Operation Protective Edge.
“The will to triumph is a prerequisite for victory.” Abba Kovner
It's called Operation Protective Edge and is a double-edged sword.
By Batya Medad
The majority of the Israeli public is against a ceasefire with Hamas at this time.
Senior IDF official: Hamas trying for political gain from current round of fighting.
Shaked: Gideon Resnick's hatred renders him useless to his readers.