Hamas not only has no respect for the living but it also has no respect for the dead.
Wouldn't a direct wire transfer from the White House to Pyongyang have saved on the wire transfer fees?
Hamas once again helps proves the accuracy of a Psalm 120:7 – “I say 'peace' and they are for war.”
There was a 12 hour cease fire over Shabbat, that held, until the last minute...
The number of rockets and missiles fired on Israel is decreasing, but the war is far from over.
By Shalom Bear
Israel threatened to go disproportional on Gaza, if the FAA ban on US flights to Israel wasn't rescinded.
By Rachel Levy
Another UNRWA school is found to be a storage spot for untold number of Hamas missiles.
Wartime instruction for the country...
By Rachel Levy
UNRWA discovered 20 rockets stashed in one of its schools in Gaza on Wednesday during a routine inspection.
Not always two sides to a story: Some try to kill babies, some try to protect them
The rockets falling across Israel in the past few days have caused disturbances and hindrance in all facets of life, including weddings.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The PLO envoy to the UNHRC admits the Palestinian Authority unity government commits war crimes.
At least two rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon on Saturday night.
5:53pm Shabbat Shalom from the Israel staff. 5:21 Shaar HaNegev....Sedot HaNegev alerts. 5:04pm Multiple rockets shot at Shaar Hanegev. 4:58pm More rockets. ..Shaar HaNegev and Sedot Negev. 4:55pm Rockets shot at Sedot Negev and Shaar HaNegev. 4:28pm Eshkol. 3:40pm Bnei Shimon Region 3:38pm Ein HaShlosha 3:27PM Rocket Alert Beer Sheva, Omer, Bnei Shimon region, Ofakim, […]
Jameel asks if Israel has a moral obligation to shoot down Hamas rockets that will hit Palestinian Authority civilians. What do you think?
By Shalom Bear
The Lebanese Army discovered that 6 rockets were supposed to have launched at Israel
This is disturbing. Necessary. But disturbing.
1:24am (Friday) Code Red alert: Ashkelon, Ashkelon Coastal Region ---------------- 140 rockets and missiles struck Israel in the past 24 hours, 44 intercepted by Iron Dome, IDF struck some 222 targets across the Gaza region according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. Among these were several Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists involved in rocket attacks […]
Palestinians reporting extensive damage in Gaza, but will not acknowledge death of senior Rocket Corps officer
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Over 100 claims have been made so far as a result of damage caused by the rockets in the south, totaling at 10,000,000 NIS.
Nothing like solidarity.
12:00am (Wednesday) IDF Radio reports: Rocket landed in Hadera....farthest north ever for a rocket from Gaza. 2 rockets fired at Rishon in the past hour. One intercepted by Iron Dome. One fell in open area started a fire. 11:14pm Sirens in Ashdod and Yavneh.... 11:13pm Sirens in Kfar Saba... 11:10pm MORE SIRENS in Rishon. 11:10pm […]
By Shalom Bear
Following yet another day of rockets from Gaza, the government has given the IDF the OK to start hitting back more seriously.
The Cabinet decided to not do an IDF op in Gaza, despite the escalation in rocket attacks.
By Rachel Levy
Israel killed 9 terrorists and destroyed real terror targets Sunday night, as its citizens spent a whole day in bomb shelters.
Citizens as far away as Be'er Sheva are reporting hearing explosions as Israeli Air Force planes shoot missiles at targets in Gaza.
Sorry, it's hard to keep up with all the rocket and mortar attacks, now that a ceasefire may happen.
Will there be a ceasefire in a few hours between Gaza and Israel?
Presumably the barrage of Gazan rockets on Israel this past half hour, was the response
Rockets and mortars from Gaza continue to fall.
Two rockets from Gaza fell near a southern Kibbutz, just before 8 AM.
IDF also took out a rocket terror cell as they were preparing their rockets to launch.
By Rachel Levy
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon says Israel 'won't ignore the fire' and 'will know how to lay its hands on' whoever threatens Israel.
Residents of southern Israel can rest easy: Hamas promised not to fire rockets at Israel from Gaza anymore!
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
At least ten rockets were fired by Gaza terrorists at Israeli civilian targets over the holiday.
It was no coincidence when Netanyahu said that the Negev will be a cyber capital and that no rockets will be fired at it.
Another ceasefire leaves Islamic Jihad with lots of good PR and Israel with a finger on the trigger.
Either Hamas is trigger-happy again or has lost all control of Islamic Jihad terrorists
IDF releases photos of the weapons captured from the Iranian smuggling ship, Klos-C
Terrorists form Gaza attacked Israel with one and possibly two missiles on Thursday despite pledges by Hamas that it would halt rocket firing. Either Hamas is not capable of controlling rival terrorist gangs, which has been the situation off and on for more two years, or it has returned to its old tactic of pledging […]
Terrorists from Hamas-ruled Gaza attacked southern Israel again Sunday morning with two more rockets that exploded in open areas and caused no damage or injuries. Military officials said last week that Israel will not allow a return to the days of “tit-for-tat” retaliation, with Hamas and other terrorists launching a couple of rockets a day […]
How do you eliminate a terror target? With pinpoint accuracy.
Israel's Iron Dome defense system saved more lives early Thursday morning.
The new railway station in rocket-battered Sderot in southern Israel now is one of the safest places in town following its opening Tuesday afternoon. The terminal was built with special reinforcements to protect passengers from Kassam rockets, thousands of which have exploded in the small city since the Oslo War, otherwise known as the Second […]
Israel Air Force aircraft targeted two concealed rocket launchers in northern Gaza early Thursday afternoon after terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza attacked with two mortar shells , one on Wednesday and one Thursday morning. "Launching rockets against Israel and its civilians is a breach of our sovereignty,” said IDF Spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner. As usual, […]
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.
As Israel begins talks with the Palestinian Authority, two rockets launched from Gaza hit Israel on Tuesday morning. The rockets fell in open areas, and no damage or injuries were reported.
Two Syrian rebels crossed over into the Golan on Tuesday night. The IDF now believes that it was Syrian army soldiers who simultaneously opened fire at the IDF patrol, from across the border. The IDF soldiers shot back at the source of the fire. No IDF soldiers were injured in the attack. The status of […]
By Paula Stern
I saw this graphic on Facebook and thought I'd share it.
Security forces are checking the source of three loud explosion that were heard throughout the entire city of Eilat. Initial reports now say that 2 rockets were apparently launched at Eilat from the Sinai and landed in open areas outside the city. There are no reports of damage or injury, and security forces are looking […]
An unstable enemy country is often worse than a known foe. Syrian rebel rocket attacks on Hezbollah areas in Beirut leave Israel with a powder keg from the Golan Heights to the Mediterranean Sea.
Rada, an Israeli company, is gearing up for production of its new tactical radar that the U.S. Army and the IDF may use to pinpoint the source of mortar fire and rocket fire. Rada has successfully tested its Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR), the independent Israel Defense website reported. The U.S. Army asked Rada to carry […]
Hamas is either playing war games again or again are losing control of rival terrorists. Either way, two rockets or mortar shells hit southern Israel, which probably will respond “proportionately.”
People go to Eilat to get away from it all, but today the trouble came to them.
With Israel's military is at its strongest, the country is capable of dealing with its highly chaotic and dangerous environment.
No country in the world would put up with rockets being fired regularly across its border.
By Adam Levick
The damage done by the now iconic image of Misharawi clutching his slain child can not be ameliorated by even the clearest retractions.
Israel supplies 125 megawatts of electricity to the Gaza Strip from the power station in Ashkelon that has come under repeated rocket fire over the past six years.
I believe it is because of Obama's upcoming visit. The Palestinians have been cooking up this idea of when and how to put on the pressure.
Hezbollah is preparing for the next conflict with Israel.
A general showed up to the checkpoint in full uniform driving a brand new, sparkling clean Mercedes.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The first IDF resolution was, naturally, to provide security for the people of Israel.
The facts tend to be less urgent for individuals with an ideological predisposition to kicking out at Israel at every opportunity.
Boring is one of God's greatest gifts, especially for a soldier's mother.
May God forever bless us with these messy floors and children who never listen for the siren, never look where to hide.
It is entirely possible for two parties to hate each other, but to agree they hate you more.
The chances that Gazan mortars and rockets are being withdrawn from service? Not so great.
By Amin Farouk
The genie will be let out according to the strategic needs of Sunni Islam.
In contrast to rogue players, Israel uses force only because it has to.
Abbas was one of the first Arab leaders to congratulate Hamas on its "victory" over Israel during the recent eight-day confrontation.
FIFA generously plans to rebuild the Gaza soccer stadium. The stadium was used as a Hamas launching pad to shoot Fajr-5 rockets at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
The Palestinian culture of death continues to amaze.
When my daughter first made aliyah she was a student at Hebrew University. After a year she called me and told me she was enlisting.
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 […]
By Harold Rhode
It hard to imagine that at least some of Israel's leaders do not understand the Muslim mindset.
The sole purpose of this ceasefire is to allow Netanyahu to survive the coming election.
If the targeting of innocent civilians by terrorist organizations is not wrong, then morality has no meaning.
Israel should continue to try and avoid civilian casualties as much as possible - but basically bomb Gaza into the stone age.
Two more rockets pointed at Israel were found and neutralized in Lebanon.
True to his word, President Obama has demonstrated that when it comes to Israel’s security, he does indeed have the country’s back. In the current confrontation with Hamas, he has from the start unequivocally laid the blame on Hamas and said Israel has the right to defend itself and that for the crisis to end Hamas must stop firing rockets at Israel.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Almost half of Sderot’s preteens suffer from signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
By Tzvi Fishman
We learned in Lebanon that we can’t defeat the enemy with our Air Force alone. What’s the point of a truce that will last for three weeks until Hamas fires more rockets at Israel?
Scenes of jubilation over the rocket attacks on Israel were also reported in several Palestinian cities in the West Bank, including Ramallah, the center of Palestinian "pragmatism and moderation."
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 […]
The IDF says no fewer than 99 such explosive devices have 'fallen short' in the last four days.
Reports indicate that a Grad rocket has hit a children's school in Ashkelon. No injuries were reported.
The IDF said that Hamas made cynical use of the stadium.
By Chelsea Mosery Tazpit News Agency
When asked if she feels safe living in Haifa, far away from Gaza and it’s rockets, Elisheva says, quite simply, "no place is safe."
In an interview with PBS NewsHour's Ray Suarez, Israel Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren explained the explosion of images circulating around the world, allegedly showing dead Gazan children "targeted" by Israeli air strikes.
On Friday evening two rockets hit the Gush Etzion area, south of Jerusalem. Residents were on their way to synagogue on Friday night, when the sirens went off. A short time later 2 rockets hit in the Gush Etzion area. No injuries or damage were reported from those strikes.
"We expect continued firing of hundreds of rockets in the coming days."
The Gaza War update for Friday at noon.
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.
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.
By Steve
8:21 PM IDF Spokesman confirms, Defense Minister green lights calling up 30,000 reservists. 8:19 PM Direct hit on house in Be'er Sheva. No injuries reported. 8:16 PM 5 rockets shots down by Iron Dome system over Be'er Sheva. 8:14 PM Rockets landing near Kiryat Melachi during funeral of Mira Sharf HY"D and Aaron Semadje HY"D. 8:10 PM Explosions over Ashkelon. […]
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 […]
The missile has not yet been discovered and there's no known damage.
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 […]