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| October 9, 2015
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Gaza Terrorists Fire 2 Rockets on Israel But Explode in Gaza

 

No official report from Hamas of injuries or damage after two rockets were fired by Palestinian terrorists Friday evening, falling short and exploding on the Gaza side of the border.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Terrorists from Gaza on Friday evening fired two rockets towards southern Israel.

The rockets, however, missed the mark and exploded on the Gazan side of the border. It is unknown whether there were any injuries or damages.

Rocket attacks on the south have been intermittent over the past few weeks. In an attack earlier this week, a rocket exploded in an open area of the Eshkol Regional Council. Continue Reading »

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| September 21, 2015
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Gaza Rocket Fired This Morning Explodes In Open Field Without Injury or Damage

 

This latest rocket attack from Gaza comes after Hamas inspired tension in Jerusalem & other rocket attacks into Israeli territory.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Palestinians in Gaza fired a rocket that exploded in an open field on the Israeli side of the border before dawn on Monday. No injuries or damages were reported.

According to the IDF, no rocket sirens were sounded because the rocket was headed toward an open field.

A rocket is launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel. – Photo: REUTERS

The IDF deployed Iron Dome anti-rocket batteries in the southern cities of Sderot and Netivot on Sunday, two days after a Gazan rocket fired by an ISIS-affiliated terror group slammed into Sderot, damaging a bus and a home. Continue Reading »

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| September 19, 2015
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Israel Responds: IAF Jets Strike Gaza After Iron Dome Shot Down Palestinian Rocket

 

Friday evening an Iron Dome anti-rocket battery shot down one Gaza rocket over the city of Ashkelon but the other rocket exploded in Sderot, causing damage but no injuries.

 

The Israeli Air Force reportedly struck a Hamas military training facility in the North of Gaza early Saturday morning in response to multiple rocket attacks from the coastal enclave the previous day.

Just before midnight Friday evening, an Iron Dome anti-rocket battery shot down a Gazan rocket over the southern city of Ashkelon.

Two rockets were fired by Palestinians in Gaza – Photo : Sderot Media Center

There were no injuries or damages, the IDF said. Continue Reading »

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| September 2, 2015
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2nd Time Gaza Fires Rockets on Israel and Falls Short – This Time Palestinian Casualties

 

For the second time on Tuesday, two rockets that were fired by Gaza terrorists fall short again, exploding on the Gaza side of the border with one of them hitting a home causing casualties, reports PA media.

By Ben Ariel

 

Two rockets that were fired by Gaza terrorists on Tuesday night exploded on the Gaza side of the border.

Palestinian Authority-based media reported that one of the rockets exploded in the vicinity of a home, causing casualties.

Two rockets were fired by Palestinians in Gaza - Photo : Sderot Media Center

Two rockets were fired by Palestinians in Gaza (illustrative)- Photo : Sderot Media Center

The incident marks the second time in less than 24 hours that Gaza terrorists have unsuccessfully attempted to fire a rocket on Israel. Continue Reading »

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| September 1, 2015
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Gaza Terrorists Fire Rockets At Israel, Only To Have Them All Explode In Gaza

 

Still no reports from Hamas of damage or deaths as failed rocket fire towards Israel Tuesday morning falls short, landing in the terrorist enclave, although ‘Color Red’ sirens were activated in Israel’s Hof Ashkelon region.

By Elad Benari

 

Sirens were heard on Tuesday morning, around 5:20 a.m. local time, in the Hof Ashkelon area of southern Israel.

The IDF said that the sirens were a result of a failed attempt to fire rockets from Gaza. Security forces were combing the area nonetheless to determine whether any rockets were fired, it said.

The failed rocket fire came hours after a fighter from the Yamam counterterrorist unit was moderately wounded during an operation to arrest wanted terrorists in Jenin. Continue Reading »

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| August 27, 2015
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Gaza Rocket Explodes in Open Field By Border Fence

 

Three weeks since last attacked by Gaza, no Injuries or damage reported after a single rocket fired by Gaza terrorists Wednesday night explodes near the border fence.

By Ben Ariel

 

 

Gaza terrorists on Wednesday night fired a rocket towards southern Israel.

The rocket exploded in an open area in the Gaza Belt region, near the border fence. There were no injuries. Sirens did not sound in nearby communities.

Despite a ceasefire which was agreed upon at the conclusion of last summer’s Operation Protective Edge, terrorists continue to fire rockets at southern Israel on occasion.

Three weeks ago, Gaza terrorists fired a rocket into Israel. Continue Reading »

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| August 18, 2015
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Israel’s Shin Bet Foils Attempts of Smuggling Rocket Making Materials to Gaza

Cleared for Publication: Israel security service foils Palestinian plot to smuggle 2 tons of fiberglass from Egypt into terrorist’s enclave.

By i24news

 

Israeli authorities intercepted a shipment of two tons of fiberglass intended for use by terror groups in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, officials said Monday.

Palestinian militants from the Ezzedine al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, carry mock-rockets at a rally at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Central Gaza Strip on December 12, 2014 – Photo: Said Khatib/AFP/File

The attempt to smuggle two tons of fiberglass into the Strip from Egypt via Israel was foiled by the Shin Bet security service and Israeli customs officials, according to a statement released by the Tax Authority. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2015
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Gaza Rocket Hits Southern Israel – No Injury or Damage Reported

—–Special Security Report—–

This is the second rocket attack reported on Friday by Gaza’a terrorists, but only one to have landed just inside Israel’s borders, not activating the alert sirens warning the local residence.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket into Israel on Friday afternoon, where it struck the Eshkol region.

According to Yediot Aharonot, sirens did not sound in nearby communities; the rocket struck an ope field just north of Kisufim, and just inside Israel’s borders.

IDF forces are combing the area to find the strike site.

A statement from the army confirmed that no casualties had been reported. Continue Reading »

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| August 2, 2015
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2 Rockets Fired at Israel by Gaza Terrorists

—– Special Security Report —–

A day after Hamas calls for Palestinians to attack Israel following arson attack, 2 rockets hit area near security barrier.

By Ari Yashar

 

Two rockets were fired from Gaza and fell in the area of the security barrier on Saturday night.

The IDF is scouring the area to locate where the missiles fell, and to determine if they hit Israeli territory or remained in Gaza.

Hamas on Friday called for all able-bodied Arabs to attack IDF soldiers and “settlers as “legitimate targets,” after an Arab infant was killed earlier in the day in an arson attack in the village of Duma in Samaria. Continue Reading »

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| June 12, 2015
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Code Red Siren Activated in Ashkelon But Terrorist’s Rocket Falls Short, Explodes in Gaza

‘Code Red’ alert siren sounds in southern Israel but rocket launch ‘failure’, as it falls & explodes in Gaza.

By Ynet

 

A Red Alert siren signaling an incoming rocket sounded in the Ashkelon area on Thursday at around 10 PM.

Rocket launched from the Gaza Strip at Israel (Archive Photo: Reuters)Rocket launched from the Gaza Strip at Israel – Archive Photo: Reuters

 

Locals reported hearing a loud noise north of Ashkelon. No damage or injuries were reported.

The IDF later announced that the siren was prompted by a failed rocket launch from Gaza.

Yuval Sadon, Chairwoman of the Ashkelon Students Union, related her fear of a new round of violence in the wake of the recent attacks: “I want to start the summer with a smile, to start the vacation free of worry.” Continue Reading »

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| June 6, 2015
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Emergency Sirens Triggered in Ashkelon Area by Incoming Gaza Rocket

—– SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT —–

No injuries reported and no damage sustained by the exploding rocket in open area.

 

A rocket fired at Israel from Gaza on Saturday night triggered air raid sirens in the Ashkelon and Hof Ashkelon regions. The projectile apparently exploded in an open area, and security forces said they had begun to search for the rocket .

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Rocket fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel. – File Photo: REUTERS

The incident comes two days after the Israel Air Force struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for two Gazan rockets fired into southern Israel. Continue Reading »

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| June 4, 2015
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IAF Retaliates with Airstrikes in Gaza Following ISIS Rocket Attack on Southern Israel

Israel Air Force responds to 3 rockets fired from Gaza that the Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for.
• Hamas accuses the Islamic extremists of pulling Israel into another war with Gaza.

By i24news

 

Israeli combat jets struck targets in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip following earlier rocket fire on Israeli communities bordering the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian media reported early Thursday morning.

Hours earlier, three missiles fired from the Strip landed in open areas in the Sdot Negev Regional Council in after sirens warning of incoming rockets blared across the south of Israel Thursday evening.

It appears the attack caused no casualties or damage to property. Continue Reading »

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| June 4, 2015
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Once Again Gaza Launches Rockets at Southern Israel

—– SPECIAL SECURITY ALERT —–

“Red Alert” siren blasts before 2 rockets from Gaza exploded in Sdot region in southern Israel.  • IDF reports no injuries or damage

By Elad Benari

 

The “Red Alert” siren was heard on Wednesday night at around 11:00 p.m. (local time) in some communities in southern Israel.

Sirens were heard, among other places, in the Ashkelon and Netivot areas.

Two rockets from Gaza exploded in the Sdot Negev region. There were no physical injuries or damages.

Just last week, terrorists from Gaza fired a Grad rocket towards southern Israel. The rocket exploded near the community of Gan Yavneh, near Ashdod. Continue Reading »

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| May 27, 2015
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Watch Video: Dramatic Retaliatory Airstrike by IAF in Gaza After Rockets Fired at Israel

Early Wednesday morning the Israeli Air Force attacked 4 targets in the Gaza Strip which the IDF reports were part of Hamas’ terror infrastructure.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Palestinian media posted on Wednesday what they claim is footage of the IDF response to rockets fired at Israel from Gaza. In the video, several explosions can be seen in the distance, followed by smoke.

Explosions in Gaza from IDF retaliatory attack after rockets fired at Israel - 27.5.2014
Explosions in Gaza from IDF retaliatory attack after rockets fired at Israel – 27.5.2015 – Screenshot

The Israeli Air Force attacked four targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning, following an earlier rocket attack on Israeli territory, the IDF spokesperson said. Continue Reading »

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| May 26, 2015
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Gaza Rockets Fired On Israel

—– BREAKING SECURITY UPDATE—–

Air raid sirens sound in Ashdod & Lachish, regions, with least 1 rocket hitting Ashdod region.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Air raid sirens sounded in towns across southern Israel Tuesday at 9:02 p.m. evening.

Rocket fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel. – File photo: REUTERS

There are reports that as many as four rockets were fired from Gaza, and some residents of the south reported seeing Iron Dome missile defense batteries deploying to intercept the incoming rockets.

The IDF has now confirmed that at least one rocket fired from Gaza struck close to the city of Ashdod. Continue Reading »

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