Tag Archive for Gaza border

| September 20, 2015
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Egyptian Army Floods Hamas Tunnels From Gaza

 

Egypt used pipes to pump water from the Mediterranean Sea in its efforts to eliminate all the smuggling tunnels within its buffer zone with the terrorist ridden enclave.

By REUTERS

 

Egyptian forces flooded smuggling tunnels dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday Palestinian witnesses said.

The authorities used pipes to pump water from the Mediterranean Sea in an apparent effort to curb the use of the underground passages.

Egyptian forces flooded some of the tunnels with sewage earlier this month [File]. – Photo: REUTERS

Tunnel workers attempted to remove the water.

The network of tunnels is used to bring in an estimated 30 percent of all goods that reach Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| August 1, 2015
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Gaza Reports 1 Dead, 1 Wounded by IDF When Approaching Border With Israel

Palestinian man shot dead and another Gazan wounded by IDF gunfire after they refused to turn back & continued to approach security fence on Israel’s border despite multiple warnings.

Ben Ariel, Canada

 

A Palestinian Arab man was killed and another wounded by Israeli gunfire in the northern Gaza Strip Friday after they approached the border with Israel, a medical official told the AFP news agency.

Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 27-year-old Mohammad Al-Masri died of his wounds after being shot near the border fence west of the Beit Lahiya area.

Another man was in a moderate condition following the incident, Qudra said. Continue Reading »

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| April 16, 2015
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‘First of its Kind’ tunnel detection system to be installed on Israel’s border with Gaza

Israel’s Elbit Systems developed a unique sensor-based tunnel detection network in record time, as a response to the direct threat from Hamas.

By Udi Etsion, Matan Tzuri

 

A new tunnel detection system developed by Elbit Systems will protect Israeli citizens from the threat of infiltration by Hamas terrorists.

Picture of tunnel featured in Hamas newspaper during Operation Protective Edge.

Now, after two months of development, the Israel-based international defense electronics company says that they have created an effective system which uses sensors to detect tunnel building activity. The system will be implemented along the entire Israel-Gaza border, Elbit said.

The system includes a series of sensors. Continue Reading »

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| April 7, 2015
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Attempted smuggling of advanced night optics into Gaza thwarted by Israel security

Israeli security forces find unauthorized sophisticated optic devices, including remote controlled security cameras & infrared cameras hidden within an ordinary electronics shipment entering Gaza
•100 such smuggling attempts into Gaza have been thwarted by authorities this year.

By Shlomi Diaz

 

For the second time in as many weeks, Israeli security forces on Monday thwarted an attempt to smuggle unauthorized equipment — including advanced communication gadgets — into the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom crossing. The prohibited items were suspected to be en route to terrorist groups within the Gaza Strip.

The prohibited equipment found at the Kerem Shalom crossing – Photo: The Defense Ministry’s border authorities

The equipment, which included infrared cameras, radio communication devices and advanced remote controlled security cameras, was hidden within an electronics shipment in an Israeli truck destined for Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| February 13, 2015
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VIDEO: IDF Patrol Catches Gaza Infiltrator Crossing Border Into Israel

Incredible short film documenting from discovery to the apprehending of a Palestinian infiltrator from Gaza into Israel.

By Yoav Zitun

 

Ynet’s military reporter was with IDF forces near the border with Gaza when they were alerted that a Palestinian was illegally crossing into Israel. The following video offers an inside look into the challenges faced by the IDF in securing Israel as more and more Gazans attempt to flee a dismal life in Gaza Strip.

 

View original Ynet publication at: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4626003,00.html Continue Reading »

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| December 28, 2014
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IDF open fire on violent Palestinians protesting near Israel’s border fence with Gaza

Gaza demonstration turns violent as Palestinian group begins throwing stones at IDF near Israel’s border with Gaza.
– No injuries reported.

By Elior Levy

 

The IDF has reportedly opened fire on a group of Palestinian protesters who approached the border fence between Gaza Strip and Israel.

Hamas protest – Archive photo: AP

The incident, which has not yet been confirmed by the IDF, followed reports of a Hamas-backed protest held earlier in Gaza decring the Israeli-Egyptian blockade on Gaza.

The march was attended by Hamas’ Gaza leader Isamil Haniyeh who demanded the world free Gaza from the siege.

According to Palestinian reports, a group of protesters neared the Erez Crossing border terminal, crossing the Palestinian checkpoint from the Gazan side of the border. Continue Reading »

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| November 23, 2014
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IDF Soldiers Kill Palestinian Infiltrator at Gaza Border, Wounding Another

One Palestinian inadvertently killed, the second infiltrator wounded by IDF warning shots; thus far, 12 infiltration attempts from Gaza this month.

By Koby Finkler and Tova Dvorin

 

Two Palestinian Arabs crossed the border fence from Gaza into Israeli illegally, the IDF stated Sunday afternoon, forcing the IDF to open fire.

One of the Palestinians – identified by Gaza emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra as Fadel Mohammed Halawa, 32 – was shot dead inadvertently; another was injured in the lower half of his body and was taken for medical treatment.

The IDF clarified Sunday afternoon that the soldiers on duty at the border had merely fired warning shots into the air as is IDF protocol when warning off infiltrators.

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| October 29, 2014
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Gazan shot in leg after ignoring repeated IDF calls to retreat from border fence

 

The IDF Spokesperson’s Office confirms direct hit on 1 of 2 Gaza men attempting to infiltrate.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Palestinian media reported on Wednesday that a Gazan man in his twenties was injured by IDF fire in the Strip’s Beit Lahiya area.

Netiv Haasara

A view of the northern Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli farming community of Netiv Haasara. – Photo: REUTERS

The IDF Spokesperson’s Office said it identified two Palestinians approaching the security fence in the northern part of the border. When they did not adhere to warning calls to stop in their tracks, Israeli soldiers opened fire at the legs of the Gaza residents, the army said, confirming a direct hit.

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| September 8, 2014
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Gaza-border representative: ‘Hamas’ renewed terror tunnel-digging is a cause for war’

After senior Hamas official boasted that the Gaza group started rehabilitating its underground terror infrastructure, residents of southern Israel blame Netanyahu’s administration for not eliminating the threat.

By Ilana Curiel

 

Less than two weeks after Operation Protective Edge officially ended, and mere days after the majority of Gaza-border residents returned to their homes, a senior Hamas source declared that Hamas has renewed its tunnel-digging operations.

Protective barrier in Nahal Oz kindergarten (Photo: Reuters)

Protective barrier in Nahal Oz kindergarten – Photo: Reuters

Though the Palestinian source did not elaborate, and despite an Israeli source claiming in response that there was no basis for such a declaration, the Gaza-border residents maintain that the Netanyahu administration has not definitively ended the threat posed by the Hamas attack tunnels. Continue Reading »

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| July 28, 2014
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Egypt military destroys 13 more Hamas tunnels on its border

 

As the IDF works to destroyed terror-tunnels leading into Israel, Egypt continues in its own battle against Hamas’ underground smuggling network into the Sinai.

By AFP

 

Egypt’s army said Sunday it has destroyed 13 more tunnels connecting the Sinai Peninsula to the Gaza Strip, taking to 1,639 the overall number it has laid waste to.

tunnels being destroyed

tunnels being destroyed

Cairo has poured troops into the peninsula to counter a rising insurgency since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year, and its security operation involves the destruction of these tunnels.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas, which is the main power in Gaza, reportedly uses the tunnels to smuggle arms, food and money into the blockaded coastal enclave. Continue Reading »

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| May 17, 2014
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Hamas Claims IDF Wounded 2 Gazans in Separate Clashes

Israeli army spokesperson unit confirms IDF troops fired at a man in Gaza approaching the security fence with Israel, but not aware of other incident.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Hamas officials say two men were wounded in separate clashes with the IDF Saturday.

Gaza’s healthy ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra claimed a 16-year-old youth was shot near the security barrier with Israel in Khan Yunis, according to AFP.

He also claimed a 36-year-old fisherman was shot while he was aboard his boat in the Mediterranean off Gaza City.  

The IDF said it was not aware of the two incidents in question, but did say troops had opened fire at a Palestinian man who was approaching the security barrier on foot. Continue Reading »

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| April 24, 2014
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Gaza detonates improvised explosive device on border in failed attack on IDF

—- SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT —-

No injuries reported as IDF returned fire.

Current data released by IDF show over 100 rockets fired from Gaza at Israel this year, compared to the 9 rockets fired in 2013.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN
 

 

Palestinian terrorists detonated an explosive device in a failed attempt to attack soldiers carrying out routine security work along the northern border with Gaza on Thursday evening.

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IDF on Gaza border, March 13, 2014.- Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

The army fired back at the source of the blast, an IDF spokesperson said. There were no injuries reported in the incident.

Earlier, the IDF uncovered two bombs planted on the border in southern Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| March 1, 2014
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Palestinian official: Gaza Woman killed on border with Israel

 

Gaza sources claim Palestinian woman was killed by IDF gunfire Friday night after approaching Israel’s security fence.

IDF says it opened fire on group of Palestinians marching towards security barrier.

By The Associated Press

 

A Gaza health official said Saturday that a woman was shot and killed on the border with Israel, the morning after Israel said troops fired on Palestinians suspiciously approaching the boundary.

Explosive Devices Planted near the Gaza Security Fence

Explosive Devices Planted near the Gaza Security Fence. – Archive photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

It was not clear if the two incidents were linked. Ashraf Al Kedra said the body of a 58-year-old woman was retrieved Saturday morning. Continue Reading »

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| February 21, 2014
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10 Palestinians hurt by IDF while trying to sabotage border fence

 

Palestinian mob throwing stones at IDF soldiers from the Gaza side of the border were attempting to damage & destroy border fence.

By AFP

 

Ten Palestinians were injured Friday by IDF fire during clashes near the border fence in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian medical official said.

Palestinian boy injured during clashes with IDF on border of the Gaza Strip, February 21, 2014 - Photo AFP, Mahmud Hams

Palestinian boy injured during clashes with IDF on border of the Gaza Strip, February 21, 2014 – Photo AFP, Mahmud Hams

Ashraf al-Qudra, a spokesman for the Hamas-run health ministry, said one man was in serious condition after being shot in the head.

Qudra said the shooting, not far from Jabaliya northeast of Gaza City, came after the Palestinians threw stones at Israeli soldiers. Continue Reading »

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| February 16, 2014
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Egypt Making Buffer Zone, Destroys 10 Newly Discovered Hamas Tunnels on Gaza Border

Adapting IDF protocols in security, Egypt continues its crackdown on Hamas’ treachery by destroying 10 smuggling tunnels and blowing up buildings that concealed them in it’s decision to create a sterile buffer zone on it’s border with Gaza.

By Elad Benari

 

Egypt is continuing its crackdown not only on Sinai terrorism but on Gaza’s Hamas rulers as well.

The Bethlehem based Ma’an news agency reported that Egyptian border forces destroyed 10 tunnels and seven homes in the Sinai on Saturday, as part of new campaign to create a buffer zone along the border with Gaza that would extend 500 meters in some places. Continue Reading »

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