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| March 12, 2014
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Gaza Terrorists Barrage Southern Israel Firing 20 Rockets

 

IDF’s Iron Dome intercepts 3 rockets as residents in Southern Israel are told to stay within protected areas.

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A barrage of rockets was fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on Wednesday evening.

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A trail of smoke is seen as a rocket is launched from the Palestinian Gaza Strip towards the southern Israeli city of Sderot on November 11, 2012. – Photo: AFP

At least 20 missiles struck various locations near the Strip. One missile hit Sderot, and others landed in the areas near Netivot, Shaar Hanegev Regional Council and Sdot Negev. Area residents have been called to stay within protected areas.

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| February 6, 2014
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Iron Dome Intercepts 1 of 2 Gaza Rockets Shot at Ashkelon

Gaza terrorists fire 2 missiles Thursday evening at the civilians of Ashkelon.

No one hurt with no damages, as one neutralized by Iron Dome & second falling outside the city.

By Gil Ronen

 

Gaza terrorists fired two rockets Thursday evening at Ashkelon. No one was hurt.

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Iron Dome – IDF Spokesperson’s Office

The Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepted one of the rockets over Ashkelon. It is not clear where the other rocket exploded.

Earlier Thursday, a Color Red siren sounded in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council following rocket fire at the region. No one was hurt and no damage was reported. Continue Reading »

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| January 31, 2014
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Gaza Rocket hits open area in Sdot Negev – no injuries or damage

 

Red alert siren sounds throughout Netivot region when Gaza launched rocket explodes in open area within the Sdot Negev Regional Council.

By Mattan Tzuri

 

Rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit in an open area in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.

me digging out Katyusha rocket

retrieving fallen rocket [file] – IsraelandStuff/PP

A red alert siren sounded in the Netivot region. Residents reported to hearing blasts. No injuries were immediately reported.

Last week, at least one rocket hit an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council and two rockets hit open areas near Eilat. No injuries or damage were reported. Continue Reading »

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| January 22, 2014
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Islamic Jihad says ‘blood of martyrs not in vain’, Israel to pay for terrorist assassination

Ya’alon says that Israel will not hesitate to hurt those who threaten its security and PFLP terrorist Ahmed Za’anin, responsible for rockets after Ariel Sharon’s funeral and others, is a prime example of Israel’s commitment.

 

 

The Islamic Jihad’s military wing said it would avenge the Israel Air Force strike Wednesday that killed a terrorist responsible for a series of rocket attacks on southern Israel.

IAF airstrike in Gaza – results of firing rockets into Israel – Screenshot

The terrorist, Ahmed Za’anin was responsible for the rockets fired at the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council shortly after the completion of the funeral of former prime minister Ariel Sharon at the nearby Sycamore Ranch last week. Continue Reading »

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| January 21, 2014
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Hamas forces deployed throughout Gaza to prevent rockets fired on Israel

 

 

Gaza Strip government has set up security checkpoints to prevent confrontation with Israel.

Diplomatic communications via Egyptian mediator helps avert breakdown of cease-fire.

Elior Levy

 

The security services of the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip have deployed forces along the major roadways leading to the border fence with Israel and across the eastern stretch of the Strip. The move is an attempt by the terrorist organization to prevent an escalation in the scale of hostilities with Israel.

#Breaking: picture of the motorcycle in the Israeli assassination in Gaza city. #Israel #Gaza #USA #KSA #Egypt #Syria #Jordan #Lebanon

The motorcycle after the Israeli airstrike in Gaza city. – Tweeted by: Abdulla M. Al Hamarna

Hamas forces are searching vehicles approaching the security fence to avert any additional rocket fire on Israel. Continue Reading »

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| January 19, 2014
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IDF to deploy laser interceptor ‘Iron Beam’ to neutralizer short-range artillery threats

 

Another Israeli technologically advanced defensive system that deals with threats that fly on too small a trajectory to be engaged efficiently by Iron Dome, to be deployed in 2015.

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Israel plans to deploy a new missile shield known as “Iron Beam” next year which would use a laser to blow up short-range rockets and mortar bombs, a defense industry official said on Sunday.

 

The system is designed to deal with threats that fly on too small a trajectory to be engaged efficiently by Iron Dome, the Israeli interceptor credited with an 80% success rate against rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists. Continue Reading »

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| January 19, 2014
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Israel Air Force strikes Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza

 

Gaza terrorists must know that there is a personal price to pay when planning & executing rocket attacks against Israel. “There is no immunity,”

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Three Palestinian were reportedly wounded Sunday in an Israel Air Force strike on a motorcycle traveling in the northern Gaza Strip.

Palestinians gather around the wreckage of a motorcycle targeted by an Israeli air strike, Gaza.

Palestinians gather around the wreckage of a motorcycle targeted by an Israeli air strike, Gaza Strip, Jan. 19, 2014. – Photo: AFP

One man was originally said to have died in the strike, but Palestinian officials later said this was incorrect and that he was in fact in a state of clinical death. Continue Reading »

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| January 16, 2014
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Israel Strikes Gaza Back Just Hours After Hamas Rocket Attack on Ashkelon

Israel Air Force jets hit terror-related sites in northern Gaza, a few hours after a rocket barrage targeted the city of Ashkelon.

By Elad Benari

 

Israeli Air Force (IAF) aircraft targeted terror-related sites in Gaza early Thursday morning, several hours after a rocket barrage targeted the city of Ashkelon.

Early morning IAF retaliatory strikes Gaza (archive) – Reuters

A statement from the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that a concealed rocket launcher, a weapons storage site and a center of terrorist activity in northern Gaza were targeted.

Direct hits were confirmed, said the statement, which noted that the airstrikes came in retaliation to the rocket attack on Ashkelon earlier in the night. Continue Reading »

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| January 16, 2014
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WATCH: Iron Dome intercepts 5 Gaza rockets fired towards Ashkelon

Additional rocket lands in open, unused areas, with no reports of injury or damage.

Earlier in week, Israel Air Force jets hit targets in Gaza coastal territory after rockets were fired on the day of  Ariel Sharon’s funeral.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

 

The Iron Dome rocket defense system intercepted five rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza at Ashkelon early Thursday morning. An additional rocket may have landed in an open, uninhabited area.

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the Iron Dome – photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

There were no injuries in the Palestinian attack.

On Monday, the Israel Air Force struck two targets in Gaza evening in response to rocket fire on southern Israel earlier in the day. Continue Reading »

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| January 13, 2014
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Israel Air Force hits Gaza in retaliation to Hamas rockets fired at Israel

 

Palestinians in Gaza fire 2 rockets at southern Israel near the site of former prime minister’s burial ceremony at his Negev ranch.

Rockets land in open areas with no damage or reported injuries.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The Israel Air Force struck on Monday evening two targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire on southern Israel earlier in the day, the IDF confirmed.

IAF on the way to Gaza : Photo:REUTERS

The targets hit were a military compound and a terror infrastructure site, said an IDF spokesperson, adding that both targets were accurately hit.

Both targets belonged to Hamas, which the IDF holds responsible for failing to prevent Monday’s rocket fire. Continue Reading »

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| December 26, 2013
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Following rockets fired on Israel, IAF strikes terrorist targets in Gaza

 

Israeli Air Force jets returned safely after striking several targets in Gaza in response to their rocket launching into Israel earlier Thursday evening.

By Elior Levy

 

Israeli Air Force jets attacked several targets in the Gaza Strip following the launching of a rocket towards Israel earlier Thursday. The rocket landed in an open field and did not cause injuries or damage.

Israel Air Force F-16 Netz/Barak – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson Unit

Earlier Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at an IAF pilot graduation ceremony that “Israel holds Hamas responsible for all the attacks launched on us. We will strike at those who attack us, and at those who support them,” he said in remarks that were also broadcast on radio.” Continue Reading »

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| December 26, 2013
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IDF deploys Iron Dome over Ashkelon, Ashdod, Sderot & Beersheba

 

Gaza rocket lands in open area near Ashkelon 00:30 Thursday.

IDF’s missile defense system deployed out of concern for additional attacks.

Def. Min.Ya’alon blames Hamas and PA for heightened tensions.

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The IDF on Thursday deployed the Iron Dome missile defense system over Ashdod, out of concern over potential rocket attacks amid heightened tensions.

Iron Dome anti-missile system – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

In the early hours of Thurday, shortly after 12 a.m, a rocket was launched toward Israel from the Gaza Strip. According to Israel Radio, the Kassam rocket landed in an open area near Ashkelon. Continue Reading »

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| December 23, 2013
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In seeking deeper targets, Hamas increases homemade rockets’ range

 

 

Egypt’s closing of Hamas’ smuggling tunnels put and end to importing missiles & forces terrorist factions to invest more in making homemade weapons with better quality rockets.

By Alex Fishman

 

 

Hamas‘s military wing in the Gaza Strip is making a concerted effort to increase the range of its rockets by tens of kilometers.

The rocket fuel is poured into a plastic tube, then cut away and the fuel cylinder is inserted into the Qassam shell. A detonator is placed in the mixture. About 100 are made each night.

The extra range will let the terror organization pull off deeper attacks into Israel, even farther than the Gush Dan region achieved during Operation Pillar of Defense . Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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Hamas Fired 2 Rockets Into Israel from Gaza on Saterday

In recent weeks, Hamas has threatened genocide against Israel and claimed their missiles are now capable of reaching Tel Aviv.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Two Kassam rockets were fired into Israel Saturday from Gaza, Channel 10 reports. The rockets landed in an uninhabited areas; no injuries were reported.

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The news follows various reports that Hamas has been stepping up its preparations for another clash with Israel during the relative calm. In recent weeks, Hamas has threatened genocide against Israel; claimed that they have missiles capable of reaching Tel Aviv; and built numerous terror tunnels into Israel, in the hopes of kidnapping soldiers and attacking Israeli civilians. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2013
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Israel Air Force Responds to Gaza Mortar Attacks on Israel

According to a report by Hamas, Israeli military attacked empty building. Gaza reports no casualties.

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The Israel Air Force launched a strike in the Gaza Strip near the area of Khan Yunis on Tuesday. This marks the second Israeli strike in Gaza in a week.

Smoke billowing from sites targeted by Israel Air Force strike in the Gaza Strip.

A picture taken from the southern Israeli Gaza border shows smoke billowing from sites targeted by Israel Air Force strike in the Gaza Strip, November 16, 2012. – Photo: AFP

According to a report by Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces attacked an abandoned building. No casualties were reported.

Last Thursday, the IDF bombed two militants that launched a rocket toward Israel.

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