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| August 2, 2012
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Counter-Terrorism Bureau: Israelis must leave Sinai at once

CTB issues repeated warning against traveling to  the Sinai Peninsula, citing concrete info on terror groups’ intention to carry out attacks against Israelis

Attila Somfalvi

 

The Counter-Terrorism Bureau at the National Security Council on Thursday issued a repeated travel warning to the Sinai Peninsula, calling on all Israelis who are planning to travel to or who are currently staying in Sinai to return to Israel immediately.

A travel warning to the area has been in place for a long time, however the Bureau is now reiterating its call, citing terror groups’ intention to carry out attacks against Israeli citizens. Continue Reading »

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| July 12, 2012
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Israel Air Force Strike Nails Gaza Terror Squad

Israeli fighter pilots attack Hamas terrorists preparing to launch an anti-tank missile from Gaza Thursday morning.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Israeli fighter pilots attacked Hamas terrorists preparing to launch an anti-tank missile from Gaza on Thursday morning.

IAF targets Hamas weapons factory in Gaza

IAF targets Hamas weapons factory in Gaza
Israel news photo: IDF / Archive

The air strike was carried out in a coordinated maneuver together with IDF artillery forces as a Hamas terrorist cell was preparing their attack, aimed at Israeli soldiers involved in routine activity near the Gaza security fence.

The terrorists, all of whom are members of the Palestinian Authority, were in position to launch an anti-tank missile the IDF soldiers at the time of the air strike. Continue Reading »

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| July 10, 2012
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IAF strikes Hamas terror targets in Gaza Strip

Strikes come after Gaza sniper bullets brake back screen of a car in South, which contained car seat of seven-month-old baby.

By YAAKOV KATZ, YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The Israel Air Force struck a Hamas terror base and an additional Hamas terror target in the Gaza Strip overnight Monday, according to the IDF Spokesman’s Office.

IAF F15 fighter jet - Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters

IAF F15 fighter jet
Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters

The IAF action came after a sniper from Gaza fired on Israeli cars in the South, causing damage to property earlier on Monday. A rocket was also fired from Gaza into the Ashekelon Coast Regional Council area.

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| June 18, 2012
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IAF strike on Gaza thwarts attempted rocket launch

IDF strikes in Gaza after earlier attack killed 2 Islamic Jihad operatives; Palestinians claim two more killed in 2nd strike.

By YAAKOV KATZ, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

The Israel Air Force struck targets in the Gaza Strip for a second time on Monday evening after an earlier attack killed two Islamic Jihad operatives.

 

Smoke rises after an IAF strike in Gaza [file] - Photo: REUTERS

Smoke rises after an IAF strike in Gaza (file) - Photo: REUTERS

Palestinian sources claimed that the IAF strike killed two additional Palestinians in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, bringing the total number of dead killed in air strikes on Monday to four. The IDF Spokesman’s Office stated that the airstrike targeted terrorists in the midst of firing a rocket at Israeli civilians.

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| June 18, 2012
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Haifa man named as victim of terrorist attack on Egypt border

Saeed Fashafshe, 35, was killed in a terrorists attack along Israel’s border with Egypt.

 

 

The Defense Ministry contractor killed in a terrorist attack along Israel’s southern border early Monday has been identified as Saeed Fashafshe, a 35-year-old Israeli Arab resident of Haifa.

Fashafshe, who was married and a father of four, worked  for a company owned by his brother which was contracted by Defense Ministry for jobs along the Egyptian border.

Saeed Fashafshe was killed in a terrorists attack along Israel's border with Egypt on June 18, 2012.

hHaifa man Saeed Fashafshe, 35, was killed in a terrorist attack along Israel's border with Egypt on June 18, 2012. - Reproduction by Hagai Frid.

An initial investigation revealed that three terrorists penetrated the fence along the border between the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, placed an explosive device on Philadelphi Strip near Be’er Milka, and waited for Israeli vehicles to pass by. Continue Reading »

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