Life Lesson #1: Don't go outside to photograph the Iron Dome system overhead if you don't have to...
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.
By Shalom Bear
The IDF has released a list of senior Gazan terrorists who have been taken out...
Two people were injured in a mortar strike in the Eshkol region. One was hurt seriously, and the other was lightly injured. They were taken to Soroka hospital for treatment.
Hamas rockets exploded in the area, and there was heavy combat going on. UNRWA admits rockets hidden in their other schools have "gone missing."
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.
By Shalom Bear
Gazan terrorist, dressed as IDF soldiers, managed two kill 2 soldiers in an infiltration into the Be'eri region.
The intercepted target was an unmanned drone from Gaza, and not a rocket as previously thought.
By Shalom Bear
What Netanyahu isn't prepared to do, Hamas has done for him.
No word yet if Abbas will blame Israel for not stopping the rockets launched by his own government's partners.
11:35 pm Iron Dome Intercepts. Residents hear 10 explosions overhead in Ashdod. 40 rockets launched at Israel in latest Gaza barrage. 11:29 pm Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malachi, Eshkol, Beer Tuvia, Hof Ashkelon, Yoav, Lachish, Shafir 11:26 pm Ashdod - sirens. And previous list again for a 2nd round. 11:22 pm Multiple sirens: Kiryat Malachi, Beer […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Pick a rocket target and the new Israeli citizens will be moving there, to Beit Shemesh, Givat Shmuel, Hadera, Jerusalem, Karmiel, Modiin, Nes Tziona, Ra'anana, Ramat Beit Shemesh, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv and Beer Sheva.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Rockets hit Jerusalem and even Hadera (north of Netanya) as Gaza rockets reach new depths into Israel.
"We will make Hamas pay a very heavy price"
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The IDF has commenced Operation Protective Edge in Gaza against Hamas in order to stop the terror that Israel’s citizens face on a daily basis and to restore quiet to Israel's border.
Multiple Gazan rocket just landed outside the a town in the Eshkol region. Iron Dome took down 2 rockets on Friday afternoon.
By Shalom Bear
The camp was full of children at the time when the rocket hit...
By Shalom Bear
Direct strikes on Sderot knock out electricity in parts of the city. Gaza still has electricity.
Two Gazan rockets were launched towards the Sdot Hanegev area.
Busy morning this morning for the terrorists.
Gaza launched 8 rockets at Israel at in 3 quick bursts this morning from 6:57 AM to 7:01 AM.
Following up the attack on Sderot, the IAF hit 3 terror sites in Gaza, hitting concealed rocket launchers.
On Friday night, 6 rockets were launched at Israel from Gaza. The IAF responded.
A rocket launched from Gaza hit a paint factory in Sderot's industrial zone, causing a massive fire.
An IDF vehicle was lightly damaged.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Gazan rocket attacks led to IDF retaliations.
Rocket sirens sounded in Ashkelon at 1 PM Friday afternoon. But the rocket launched from Gaza fell short, and landed within Gaza.
At around 10 PM on Thursday, the Iron Dome system took out a rocket launched at Ashkelon. Typically, the system only fires if there is a reasonable chance the rocket will strike an inhabited area.
1) A rocket from Gaza fell in the Sha'ar HaNegev area, towards the end of Shabbat. The rocket landed in an open area, and no injuries or damage were reported. 2) 11:31 PM Rocket fall from Gaza. No injuries or damage reported.
A rocket from Gaza hit near a home in Israel's south, around 9:19 PM on Tuesday.
IDF hit weapons storage and manufacturing facilities, as well as a command post.
Rockets launched again from PUG controlled Gaza.
A mortar from Gaza hit inside the Israeli town, the alarm did not go off...
Eilat residents woke this morning to two loud explosions in the air.
Residents of the Shomron who wish to host a family from Israel's battered south this Shabbat, can call: 1700-700-0106.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Hiding in his underground rat hole, an Islamic Jihad terrorist threatens Israel.
Red Alert sirens sounded in Sderot Wednesday night after two rockets were launched from Gaza.
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.
All in a day’s work for Palestinian Authority Arabs – guns smuggling, rock throwing and an attempted hit and run.
Iron Dome in its new temporary home.
At 9:30 AM another rocket was launched at Ashkelon from Gaza. The rocket landed in an open area, and no injuries were reported. There was a problem with the Red Alert alarm system, and not all residents in the city heard the siren go off.
Despite our report earlier that the IAF and Shabak were taking extra precautions to prevent any rocket attacks during Sharon's funeral, the IAF and Shabak failed at their mission. Two rockets were launched from Gaza towards the end of the funeral at around 4 pm. The rockets hit in an open area outside of Sederot, […]
By Shalom Bear
An Iron Dome and additional steps are being deployed so that Gazan rockets don't hit anyone at Ariel Sharon's funeral.
The Israeli Air Force late Thursday night aircraft targeted a terror infrastructure site in central Gaza and three concealed rocket launchers in the northern Gaza area. Earlier in the evening, terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza fired a Kassam rocket that exploded near a residential area in the Western Negev but without causing injuries or damage. It […]
Eye witnesses saw 2 rockets hit near Kiryat Shmona.
The Israeli Air Force attacked two terror targets in Gaza Thursday night, a short time after terrorists in attacked the coastal area south of Ashkelon for the second time in 24 hours. Gaza sources said that the Air Force retaliation caused no injuries. The IDF stated, "A weapon manufacturing facility was targeted in the Central […]
It's going to be a long night for residents in the country's south.
Police found the Gaza rocket in the morning.
Hamas ran multiple rockets tests today in Gaza, shooting their rockets southward towards the Sinai and westward into the ocean. Hamas has been testing numerous missiles as of late, and has been working to improve the capabilities of the rockets they have. The Israeli towns near Gaza heard the sounds from the tests.
A rocket was launched at Ashkelon from Gaza at 8:19 pm. It appears that the rocket fell short and landed within the Gaza strip. On Saturday, Israel transported fuel into Gaza to help alleviate the humanitarian disaster that Hamas created.
The Israel Air Force (IAF) attacked two rocket launch pads in northern Gaza on Monday morning, following the launches at Ashkelon this morning. The IAF said it hit the underground sites, Gazan sources said one person was injured in the attack. All IAF aircraft returned home safely.
As Israel is set to release even more terrorists, Gaza terrorists launched multiple rockets at Israel.
Overnight Wednesday, a rocket launched from Gaza landed in the Kissufim area. No injuries were reported in the attack. The rocket alert system worked, and the siren went off as soon as the launch was detected.
On Tuesday, Egyptian helicopter gunships attacked and killed dozens of Islamic terrorists in northern Sinai. The operation is reportedly still ongoing. Since the military coup which overthrew the elected Muslim Brotherhood president, Egypt has been stepping up operations to stamp out the Islamic terrorists who have been attacking Egyptian, and even Israeli interests. On Monday, […]
On Saturday night, the Israeli communications satellite Amos-4 will be launched into space.
By Shalom Bear
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck back at Lebanon, hitting a terrorist target near Beirut, Lebanon early Friday morning.
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.
Lebanese sources are reporting that a large number of IAF fighter planes are currently overflying Lebanon. The Lebanese army has said that the IAF has not attacked.
Near the Sinai peninsula, the Israeli Defense Forces continue on high alert, watching every suspicious movement in the sands near the Egyptian border for signs of the next attack.
Two rockets were fired from the Hamas controlled area of Gaza during the controversial release of 26 terrorists, as a gesture to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. One rocket hit in an open area near Sderot. No injuries were reported. The second rocket landed within Gaza.
A single rocket or mortar launched from Gaza hit an open area in Israel's south around 1 AM Thursday morning. No injuries or damage are reported. The siren did not go off.
Apparently to celebrate the upcoming peace talks, the Gazans launched a rocket at Israel at 10 pm on Sunday. It landed in an open area in the Eshkol region. No injuries or damage was reported. The air raid siren went off in time.
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.
Rockets continue to hit Israel from Gaza.
Things that go boom in the night.
The IDF's assessment, hardly surprising and certainly not for the first time, is that the attack on Eilat was made from the nearby Sinai Peninsula.
Gazan rocket attacks have begun to escalate
Palestinians evil ambitions are not even constrained on the holiest site to Judaism.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Europe has not even considered what would happen if terrorist elements in Judea and Samaria would start firing rockets at civilians living across Israel.
Sports only brings people together when stadiums aren't being used to launch rocket attacks against neighbors.
The imposed cease-fire — and it was imposed, by Barack Obama and his ally Mohammed Morsi — is not a victory.
On Monday evening at 7:20 PM a rocket was launched from Gaza. The rocket fell within Gaza.
The Farmers Union says that the recent doubling of tomato prices is due to rocket attacks from Gaza leading up to and during Operation Pillar of Defense.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai recently joined Rabbi Mottle Wolfe on his show to discuss the conflict with Hamas and then presents an interview he had with Yehuda HaKohen to discuss the situation between Israel and Hamas and also potential solutions.
The Success behind the Iron Dome...a brilliant high-tech team, and rocket parts that come from Toys-R-Us.
According to a report by Ynet, seven people, including five soldiers, were injured in a rocket attack on the Eshkol Regional Council on Wednesday afternoon. One soldier , an officer in the army reserves, was critically injured, and the others were hurt lightly to moderately.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Almost half of Sderot’s preteens suffer from signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Where else but in Israel would a fresh-faced, eight-year-old Little League rookie wearing a New York Mets uniform smile and casually ask you, “By the way, during the game today, if a rocket is fired at Modiin, where do we run?”
While spending Shabbat with her family in Jerusalem, Marian Stoltz-Loike, Ph.D, dean of the Lander College for Women-The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School (LCW), and the vice president for Online Education at Touro College, heard the piercing sound of an air raid siren, a warning that a rocket attack from Gaza was imminent. The following is a letter she sent to the students of LCW about her harrowing experience:
The Palestinians actually stole a street pole (charity boxes included) to fire at Israel.
Latest updates for Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:25 PM A female driver was shot near the Husan bypass near Beitar Ilit in a drive-by shooting. Medical forces are treating her on site, but she is in serious condition. The woman is from Tzur Hadassah. 8:00 PM Permitted for release: Reserve soldier killed by mortar fire in Eshkol […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
For Alex Leibowitz and his wife Olga, parents of four, the rocket attack could have had much more serious consequences had it not been for their dog, Louisa.
Yesterday saw one such occurrence—an air strike on an underground launch site was aborted due to the discovery of civilians in the area.
1:02 AM (Sunday) IDF Radio reports that for the past hour, the IDF has been pounding away at terror targets in Gaza. The past few hours have been quieter than usual...and only a few rockets fired at Israel. 12:52 AM This evening, IDF Homefront command installed additional sirens in Herziliya due to the escalation down south. 12:39 […]
This graphic illustrates what you need to do if a rocket siren goes off in your area.
3:46 PM Sirens sounding in Ashdod. 3:39 PM As of 3:30 PM today, the IDF Iron Dome system has knocked out 184 Gazan rockets, with a 87% successful it rate! 3:37 PM Ehud Yaari from Channel 2 TV: Traffic jam of IAF Fighter jets awaiting to bomb terror targets in Gaza. 3:23 PM Reports from Gaza that IDF is […]
"We expect continued firing of hundreds of rockets in the coming days."
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Overnight, the IDF targeted approximately 150 medium range rocket launching sites as well as ammunition storage facilities across the Gaza Strip, causing severe damage to terror infrastructures. As a result of the continuous IDF targeting rocket launching capabilities, rocket fire at Israel overnight was significantly decreased, with only a few hits landing in open areas. […]
By Jewish Press Staff Reporter
Late last night The Jewish Press attended a phone briefing with IDF Spokesperson Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich. This is a transcript of the conference, with some of the figures updated.
By Barry Rubin
Can Israel sustain this situation? Of course, that is basically the framework in which it has been living and prospering for 64 years. Is it preferable? Of course not. What is the world going to do to make it better? Nothing.
The Israeli Air Force reportedly hit 70 targets between 9 and 10pm Thursday, including underground medium-range rocket launching pads, bringing the total number of IAF strikes in Operation Pillar of Defense to over 300.
The funeral for Mira Sharf has begun in Jerusalem. Sharf was killed in a rocket attack on Thursday in Kiryat Melachi. She was a a Chabad Shaliach. Her husband Shmulik and their children are currently still in the hospital. Aharon Samdaja and Itzik Amsalem were also killed in the rocket attack.
8:09 PM A car in Be'er Sheva was hit by a rocket, and went up in fire. A factory in Be'er Sheva was hit.
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.
7:47 PM Sirens: Bnei Shimon and Har Hebron 7:46 PM Sirens: Be'er Sheva 7:45 PM Magen David Adom has raised the level of preparedness in the Central Region (Tel Aviv area) to the highest level possible. 7:43 PM More rockets fired at Eshkol region. 7:40 PM Reports that one rocket landed in Bat Yam. 7:36 PM Cellular networks in […]
For the first time since the Gulf War, a rocket sirens were heard in Tel Aviv.
6:05 PM Official Statement from the Rishon Municipality: We request from the public to adhere to the directives of the IDF Homefront Command. When hearing a siren, enter the nearest secure area; bomb shelter or room with the least amount of external walls, windows and doors. It is forbidden to leave the safe area till 10 minutes […]
4:45 PM Rocket falls in S'derot. Unconfirmed report of rocket landing in Rishon. UPDATE: Sirens in S'derot were false. But reports of rocket landing in Ashdod. 4:42 PM Sirens heard in Rishon L'Tzion which is much closer to the Dan Region. No report of rockets. 4:37 PM More rockets fired over Sderot as air ride sirens sound once […]
At just after 2PM, two IDF soldiers were moderately wounded and one soldier was lightly wounded from a rocket that exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council. The two soldiers were evacuated to Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva for treatment. Notification was given to their families.