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| June 25, 2014
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Arabs Say 12 Gaza Targets Struck by Israel, Video Shows Huge Blast

The IAF’s retaliatory attacks hit a training grounds used by terrorists, leaving two people lightly injured, 5 concealed rocket launchers, and a weapons manufacturing site.

By AFP, Arutz Sheva

 

The Israeli Air Force carried out 12 raids on Gaza overnight after terrorists fired more rockets at southern Israel, Palestinian security sources said Wednesday. A video apparently uploaded Tuesday shows a huge blast, allegedly as a result of an IAF bomb that hit the Zeytoun area in Gaza.

Massive explosion in Gaza (Screenshot)

The attacks struck training grounds used by terrorists, leaving two people lightly injured, they told AFP.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement around midnight that airstrikes targeted five concealed rocket launchers in northern Gaza, a terrorist center in central Gaza and a weapons manufacturing site in southern Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| June 25, 2014
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Israel responds to Gaza rocket fire with multiple airstrikes on terrorist targets

Two Gaza rockets intercepted by Iron Dome system, 3rd hits a building in Israel & 4th falls short killing 3 yr-old Palestinian girl.

 

Air force jets late on Tuesday struck targets in the Gaza Strip following missile fire on southern Israel.

Smoke billowing from sites targeted by Israel Air Force - AFP - November 16, 2012.

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

Earlier, two rockets were launched from Gaza at Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. Two were intercepted by an Iron Dome anti-rocket defense battery. A third rocket fell at Sdot Negev Regional Council, damaging a building.

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| June 19, 2014
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IAF Strikes Back After Two Gaza Rockets Strike Israel

Just a few hours after a terrorist’s rocket damaged a building in southern Israel, IAF jets hits several terrorist targets in Gaza.

By Elad Benari

 

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) launched airstrikes on several targets in Gaza on Wednesday night.

Aftermath of IAF strike in Gaza (archive)

Aftermath of IAF strike in Gaza (archive) – Photo: Reuters

According to the IDF, the airstrikes targeted a concealed rocket launcher and two terrorist centers in northern Gaza. Two terrorist centers in central Gaza were targeted as well.

Direct hits were identified, and all aircraft returned safely to their bases, said the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

The statement said the airstrikes were in retaliation for an earlier rocket attack on southern Israel. Continue Reading »

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| April 23, 2014
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Israel Air Force Strikes Gaza as Hamas Rocket Launching Squad Takes Aim

—- SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT —-

Several Palestinians injured with IAF airstrike against rocket launcher terrorist cell getting ready.

By AFP and Arutz Sheva Staff

 

An Israeli warplane struck the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday wounding six people, one very seriously, the territory’s Hamas rulers said.

The raid came as thousands took to the streets of Gaza City to celebrate the announcement by Hamas and the PLO of an agreement to form a unity government to end seven years of divided administration. There seems to be no direct connection between the two developments.

The IDF Spokesman said that in a joint anti-terror operation by the IDF and Israel Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet), an attack was carried out in northern Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| April 6, 2014
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Israel Air Force Retaliates After Rocket Attack, Hitting 5 Terror Targets in Gaza

Residents in Israel’s southern town of Sderot  reported a series of explosions that caused panic in the city, after a Gaza rocket hits open field in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.

By Ynetnews

 

 

The Israel Air Force attacked five terror targets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night in response to a rocket fired towards southern Israel earlier. An IDF statement said all targets were hit.

IAF F15 - Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson's Unit

IAF F15 – Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The rocket fell in an open field in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. No one was hurt from the rocket fire and no damage was caused. Continue Reading »

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| April 4, 2014
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After IAF Retaliation for Rockets Fired Thursday, Gaza Terrorists Fire Rockets Again

— SECURITY REPORT UPDATE —

Sirens sound on Ashkelon coast, less than 24 hours after multiple rockets fired into Israel, additional rockets fired Friday morning, with no injuries reported.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Sirens were sounded in the Ashkelon region Friday. According to Channel 2, only one rocket has been fired and no one was reportedly hurt in the attack.

The sirens sounded less than 24 hours after skirmishes broke out between the IAF and Hamas. Four Kassam rockets were fired into southern Israel on Thursday night; there were no injuries reported. The IAF responded by eliminating a number of terror targets in Gaza shortly thereafter. Continue Reading »

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| April 4, 2014
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IAF Strikes Back Following Salvo of Kassam Rockets From Gaza

—  SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT  —

Israel Air Force hits several Hamas targets after terrorists fired salvo of rockets towards the town of Sderot.

By Elad Benari

 

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck in Gaza on Thursday night, hours after terrorists fired several rockets towards Sderot and the surrounding communities.

According to Kol Yisrael radio, Palestinian Arab sources that targets in Gaza City and in northern Gaza were hit. These targets, they said, included two Hamas outposts.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that a total of five terror targets were hit, four of them in northern Gaza and one in central Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2014
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IAF Jets Hit More Terror Targets in 2nd Round of Retaliatory Strikes in Gaza

Amid Israeli calls to go in and retake Gaza, Air Force Jets hit additional targets following latest round of Gaza’s rocket fire, as Islamic Jihad claims Egypt brokered a ceasefire.

By Maayana Miskin

 

The Air Force hit several terror targets in Gaza on Thursday afternoon, following a wave of rocket attacks on southern Israel on Thursday morning.

IAF commanders reported that all warplanes involved had returned safely to their bases.

“The IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israel’s citizens or soldiers, and will continue to take determined action against any party that uses terrorism against the state of Israel,” IDF spokespeople said. Continue Reading »

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| March 13, 2014
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Israeli Air Force Pounds 29 Gaza Targets After Palestinian Missile Onslaught

In lightning-fast surgical strikes, Israeli jets hit 29 specific Islamic Jihad and Hamas targets.

Palestinian sources have yet to report on casualties.

By Tova Dvorin

 

The Israeli Air Force struck 29 terror targets belonging to Islamic Jihad and Hamas in Gaza on Wednesday evening as retaliation for firing a barrage of over 60 rockets on Jewish communities in southern Israel, the IDF announced Wednesday.

Palestinian Arab media is reporting now that the IAF are repeatedly slamming Islamic Jihad posts in Rafah, Khan Younis, Deir al – Balah, Beit Lahiya in north Gaza and another target in the center. Continue Reading »

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| March 11, 2014
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IAF Airstrike Kills 3 Gaza Terrorists After Firing Mortars on Israel

Three Islamic Jihad terrorists killed by Israeli Air Force strike after they fired mortars at Israeli soldiers.

By AFP and Arutz Sheva staff

 

Three people were killed in an Israeli Air Force (IAF) strike in southern Gaza, according to medics quoted by AFP Tuesday.

Al Arabiya said that the strike took place in southern Gaza.

“Three martyrs have died in a Zionist (Israeli) strike east of Rafah,” Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP.

The IDF Spokesman’s Unit announced that the people killed were terrorists from the Islamic Jihad organization. They had fired mortar shells at IDF soldiers performing “routine operational activities” in the Kerem Shalom area. Continue Reading »

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| March 4, 2014
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Update: 2 Gazans killed in airstrike while preparing to fire rockets into Israel

 

According to an updated Palestinian report, 2 Islamic Jihad members were killed & 2 others wounded in the IAF strike in the Beit Hanoun area in the northern Gaza Strip.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

The IAF struck a terror cell attempting to fire rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Monday.

Israel Air Force F15 I,’Ra’am’ (‘Thunder’) A multipurpose long-range fighter jet, mainly used for attack and interception strikes. – Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The air strike targeted a rocket launching cell in the final preparations stage before firing at Israel. The IDF said the target had been accurately struck.

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| March 1, 2014
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IAF Destroys Hamas Rocket Launcher in Gaza

In a pre-emptive strike, IAF aircraft hit a Hamas rocket launcher in northern Gaza preventing a planned attack on southern Israel.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

An Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Friday evening hit a rocket launcher in northern Gaza.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that the attack “was meant to remove the immediate threat of rocket firing into Israel.”

Gaza rocket attacks have been on the increase in recent weeks. Two Fridays ago, the calm of Shabbat was interrupted in southern Israel as terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza fired a Kassam rocket at the region.

The rocket exploded in an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council. Continue Reading »

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| February 11, 2014
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Israeli jets strike 2 Hamas targets following Gaza rocket attacks

 

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported that the IAF had successfully destroyed an underground rocket launcher in central Gaza in retaliation for Palestinian rocket attacks.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN
 

 

Following Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israel, the Israel Air Force launched air strikes on two targets in Gaza overnight Tuesday.

A Palestinian man removes shattered glass from a window of a building after witnesses said it was hit in an Israeli air strike at Nusseirat in the centre of the Gaza Strip - Photo: REUTERS

A Palestinian man removes shattered glass from a window of a building after witnesses said it was hit in an Israeli air strike at Nusseirat in the centre of the Gaza Strip – Photo: REUTERS

The IDF said an underground rocket launcher in central Gaza, and a second terrorism target in the north of the Strip were hit in the air strikes, adding that both targets were accurately struck before fighter jets returned to base safely. Continue Reading »

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| February 9, 2014
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After Shabbat with Gaza launched rockets, IAF strikes back wounding Global Jihadist

 

 

Palestinian sources in Gaza reported Israel Air Force struck back in central Gaza Strip after its rocket fire on Israel persisted through the weekend.

By Elior Levy

 

The Israel Air Force struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, wounding a motorcyclist who Israel said was a member of the Global Jihad.

Archive: Motorcyclist struck in Gaza (Photo: AFP)

Archive: Motorcyclist struck in Gaza – Photo: AFP

Palestinian sources said that the man was seriously injured in the attack, which followed ongoing rocket fire from Gaza at southern Israel.

Israel named him as Abdullah Harti, 28, a Global Jihad activist and member of the Popular Resistance Committees. Continue Reading »

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| January 31, 2014
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Israel Air Force returns night-time response to Hamas for earlier rocket fired from Gaza

— BREAKING NEWS —

IAF aircraft hit several of Hamas’ terror-related sites in Gaza, in retaliation for a rocket attack targeting the city of Netivot a few hours earlier.

By Elad Benari

 

Israeli Air Force (IAF) aircraft targeted several terror-related sites in Gaza on Thursday night, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement.

IAF airstrike in Gaza (archive) – AFP photo

According to the statement, the airstrikes targeted a weapons facility and a terrorist center in northern Gaza, as well as a weapons storage site in southern Gaza.

Direct hits were identified, and all aircraft returned safely to their basis, the IDF said. Continue Reading »

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