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| August 22, 2016
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Israel returns to Gaza for 2nd retaliatory strike after rocket hits Sderot

 

Palestinian sources report two Gazans lightly wounded by shrapnel after IAF’s second retaliatory airstrike on terrorist targets in Gaza after Palestinian rocket was fired earlier on Israeli city.

By i24news

 

The Israeli Defense Forces carried out two waves of air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after a projectile fired by a Salafi group pledging allegiance to the Islamic State organization landed on a street in the southern Israeli town of Sderot.

Image circulating on social media purportedly shows aftermath of Israeli air strikes in Gaza. – Photo: AFP

The IDF earlier confirmed that it had responded to the rocket fire with an air strike on targets in Gaza’s Beit Hanoun as well as with artillery fire, which reportedly hit a water tower speculated to have been used as an observation post. Continue Reading »

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| August 21, 2016
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Israel Air Force Strikes Gaza In Retaliation to Unprovoked Rocket Attack on Civilians

 

After a Palestinian fired rocket exploded between two homes in Sderot, Israeli jets returned fire on 2 Hamas targets in northern Gaza.
– No injuries reported on either side.

By Rachel Kaplan

 

A rocket was shot into Sderot along the Gaza border.

A Code Red siren was heard in the region. The IDF confirms that a rocket shot from Beit Hanoun in Gaza landed in Sderot.

IAF on the way to Gaza – Photo: REUTERS

When police searched the area, they found a rocket had exploded between two houses in the city of Sderot. Police have closed off the area; a bomb squad is at the scene. Continue Reading »

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| July 2, 2016
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Israel retaliates after rocket fired into Sderot by hitting 4 Hamas targets in Gaza

 

Israel Air Force destroys Hamas targets that served as terror infrastructure in central & northern Gaza in retaliation after rocket fired at southern Israeli town. 

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Smoke rises following what witnesses said was an IAF air strike in the east of Gaza City. – Photo: REUTERS

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| May 26, 2016
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Israel Air Force hits 2 Hamas’ terror infrastructure sites in response to rocket attack from Gaza

 

The IDF spokesperson released a statement that the Israeli Air Force attacked 2 locations that are part of Hamas’ terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation to the rocket-fire launched towards Israel late Wednesday night.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

In response to rocket-fire launched towards Israel late Wednesday night, the Israeli Air Force attacked two locations that were part of Hamas’ terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.

Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, July 13, 2014. – Photo: JACK GUEZ/AFP

The IDF spokesperson released a statement in which they promised to continue to work in order to maintain quiet in the Gaza border communities in Israel. Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2016
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Israeli jets hit Hamas targets Saturday after Gaza rocket fired at Israeli civilians

 

Although, this was the first rocket fired over the past week that targeted Israeli civilians, some 16 mortar shells in at least 12 different attack, were fired this week at IDF troops in attempts to deter their searching for terror-tunnels on Israel’s side of the Gaza border.

By Matan Tzuri & Yoav Zitun

 

Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jets attacked two Hamas targets in the southern Gaza Strip early Saturday in retaliation for a rocket fired at Israeli civilians.

Archive photo of rocket fired from Gaza at Israel – Photo: Roee Idan

The rocket, fired shortly after midnight, exploded in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. Continue Reading »

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| May 6, 2016
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Israeli Air Force hits 4 Hamas targets in 2nd airstrike after continued mortar attacks

 

view video“In response to the ongoing attacks against Israeli forces, IAF aircraft targeted 4 Hamas military posts in the southern Gaza Strip,” an army statement said of the retaliatory mission that left a Palestinian woman dead & 3 others wounded.

By i24news

 

The Israeli air force conducted air strikes in the southern Gaza Strip for the second time on Thursday, in response to renewed shelling from the coastal enclave following the discovery a new tunnel reaching from the Hamas controlled territory into Israel.


Gaza: Airstrikes in southern area in response… by i24news-en
A 54-year-old Palestinian woman was killed in the strikes and another three people injured. Continue Reading »

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| January 25, 2016
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Israel Air Force bombs Hamas terror target in Gaza in retaliation for rocket fire

Israel responds to Sunday evening’s rocket fire from Gaza by striking a Hamas military compound in the central terror enclave.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The Israel Air Force struck a Hamas military compound in the center of the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Monday in retaliation for a Gazan rockets fired on the Southern region of Israel.

The rocket was fired from the Gaza strip at southern Israel on Sunday evening setting off the color red sirens in the Sha’ar Hanegev region, sending local residents fleeing for cover.

The rocket exploded in an open area, failing to cause injuries and there was no damage, the army said. Continue Reading »

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| January 13, 2016
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Israeli jets take out Hamas terror cell planting explosive device on Gaza border

 

IAF reports on successful operation killing 1 and leaving 3 Palestinian terrorists wounded when neutralizing bombs being planted alongside Gaza/Israel border that’s patrolled by IDF units.

By Ari Yashar

 

Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets launched a strike on Wednesday morning against a terror cell in northern Gaza.

IAF’s F-15I Ra’am 5

The cell engaged in planting explosives on the security fence targeting soldiers patrolling the border with Gaza. According to the IDF, direct strikes on the terrorists were identified.

Israeli farmers were instructed to keep their distance from the border area, out of an apparent concern over reprisals.  Continue Reading »

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| January 2, 2016
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Israel Retaliates: IAF jets bomb 4 Hamas installations In Gaza for firing rockets at Israel

 

In Response to the 5 rockets fired at Israel on Friday night, Israel Air Force hit multiple Hamas targets early Saturday morning.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, NOAM AMIR/MAARIV HASHAVUA

 

In response to Friday night’s firing of rockets on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Israel Air Force attacked early on Saturday morning two military installations and two terrorist infrastructure targets belonging to Hamas in the coastal territory.

IAF fighter jets during the Red Flag joint exercise at Nellis air force base in Nevada . – Photo: COURTESY IDF SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE

“The Hamas terror organization is solely responsible for all terror activity that emanates from the Gaza Strip,” the IDF said in a statement. Continue Reading »

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| December 14, 2015
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IDF hits 2 Hamas military targets in retaliation for Gaza rocket fire on Israeli town

 

Israel Air Force scores two successful retaliatory hits on Hamas targets – one in the center of the strip & second in the northern part of the terrorist enclave.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Israel Air Force (IAF) struck two Hamas terrorist sites overnight between Sunday and Monday, hitting targets in central and northern Gaza, following a Gazan rocket attack on Southern Israel  that occurred on Sunday night. There were no injuries reported in the rocket strike.

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An IDF F-16

The IDF Spokesman Unit said the airstrikes were a response to the rocket attack a few hours earlier

On Sunday night, a projectile fired from Gaza exploded in an open area in the Sha’ar Hanegev Council, triggering warning sirens in Sderot and in the surrounding areas. Continue Reading »

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| November 24, 2015
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Syria Reports: Israel Air Force strikes joint Hezbollah-Assad military position in Syria

 

Syria media outlets report Israeli Air Force bombed a joint Syrian-Hezbollah military position in the mountainous Qalamoun region
• Meanwhile the IAF also hit a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip in response to earlier rocket fire on Israel.

By Gadi Golan, Lilach Shoval & Daniel Siryot

 

Syrian media outlets reported on Monday that the Israeli Air Force had struck a joint Hezbollah and Syrian military position post in the mountainous Qalamoun region near Syria’s border with Lebanon. Israel did not comment on the reports.

Meanwhile, the IAF on Monday night struck a Hamas military site in the Gaza Strip in retaliation to a rocket that was fired from Gaza into southern Israel on Monday morning. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2015
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Israel’s Air Force Hits Gaza For Tuesday’s Rocket Attack on Southern Israel

 

Two Hamas targets in Gaza hit by IAF on Wednesday, in a retaliatory response to earlier rocket fire on southern Israel.

By BEN HARTMAN, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Israel struck two Hamas terrorist infrastructure sites Wednesday morning in response to an earlier rocket attack that targeted the country’s South.

IAF fighter jet during the Red Flag joint exercise at Nellis air force base in Nevada. – Photo: COURTESY IDF SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE

“The IDF will not tolerate terrorists opening fire onto Israeli territory and will continue to act severely against any attempt to disturb the peace of communities in the South,” an IDF statement said. Continue Reading »

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| November 9, 2015
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Israeli Air Force retaliates by attacking 2 Hamas sites after rocket fired at Israel

 

IAF hits 2 Hamas sites in southern Gaza in response to the rocket fired from Gaza that exploded in an open area in Southern Israel on Sunday night.

By Ben Ariel

 

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Sunday night launched an airstrike against a terrorist infrastructure belonging to Hamas in southern Gaza, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.

Hamas prepares to launch rockets on Israeli towns

The airstrike was in retaliation for a rocket attack on southern Israel on Sunday evening.

“The IDF holds the Hamas terrorist organization solely responsible for Gaza and will continue to act to maintain quiet in southern towns,” the IDF statement said. Continue Reading »

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| October 26, 2015
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Israel Air Force Retaliates Striking 2 Gaza Targets After Rocket Attack on Israel

 

After a rocket exploded in an open farming area on the Israel side of the Gaza border early Monday evening, the IAF responded swiftly by striking Hamas targets in Southern Gaza.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

The IAF struck two Hamas targets in southern Gaza a few hours after a rocket attack on southern Israel. The IDF Spokesman Unit said that it viewed Hamas as being responsible for all terrorist activities in the Strip.

A rocket exploded in an open area of the Gaza border region in the South earlier Monday evening.

IAF fighter jets during the Red Flag joint exercise at Nellis air force base in Nevada – Photo: IDF SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE

IDF units were searching the area for the projectile. Continue Reading »

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| October 11, 2015
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Israel Destroys 2 Rocket-Manufacturing Centers Embedded in Gaza – 2 Killed

 

Israel retaliates with its Air Force destroying two weapons production sites embedded in northern Gaza, after days of rocket fire on Israel.
• Huge secondary explosions raze nearby home killing 2 occupants.

By REUTERS,  YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

A Gazan woman and her infant daughter were killed when the Israel Air Force struck a Hamas arms-production site, and brought down a nearby house in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian medical officials.

The IAF launched air strikes on two Hamas targets in northern Gaza early on Sunday in retaliation for a Palestinian rocket attack on Ashkelon on Saturday night. The incoming rocket set off warning sirens, sending Israeli residents fleeing for cover, and an Iron Dome anti-rocket battery intercepted the projectile in the skies over southern Ashkelon. Continue Reading »

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