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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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| 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 3, 2015
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Israel Air Force Responds to Hamas Rifle Fire From Gaza

 

Israeli aircraft struck the terror military compound belonging to Hamas from which .50 cal. shots were fired at two homes in Southern Israel.

By Elad Benari

 

Israeli aircraft on Wednesday night attacked a military compound belonging to the Hamas terrorist< organization in northern Gaza from which shots were fired at two homes in the Hof Ashkelon region of southern Israel on Wednesday evening.

“The IDF holds the Hamas terrorist organization solely responsible for the Gaza Strip and for maintaining peace in the region”, the IDF Spokesperson stated.

IAF continues to defend Israel day and night. – Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

At approximately 7 p.m. Continue Reading »

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| August 28, 2015
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Israel Retaliates: No Gaza Rocket Fired at Israel Goes Unpunished

 

Israel’s Air Force targeted Hamas weapons manufacturing site in Gaza after terrorist’s rocket exploded in open area near the border in southern Israel Thursday morning.

By Efrat Forsher, Lilach Shoval, Gadi Golan, Israel Hayom Staff & News Agencies

 

The Israeli Air Force struck a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility in the Gaza Strip early Thursday morning in response to a rocket that had been fired from Gaza into southern Israel several hours earlier.

The rocket exploded in an open area in southern Israel. No injuries or damage were reported.

Israel holds Hamas responsible for all attacks emanating from Gaza, which Hamas controls. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2015
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Israel Strikes Back: After Multiple Rockets Fired at Israel, Air-Strike Hits Hamas in Gaza

Israeli Air Force successfully strikes a terrorist target belonging to Hamas following Friday’s two separate rocket attacks on Southern Israel.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Israeli Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Friday evening struck a terrorist infrastructure belonging to Hamas in central Gaza, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza – Reuters

A direct hit at the target was identified, according to the statement.

The airstrike was in retaliation for Friday afternoon’s rocket attack from Gaza on the Eshkol region in southern Israel, the statement continued, adding that Hamas bears responsibility for any rocket fire from Gaza on Israel. Continue Reading »

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| July 31, 2015
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Israel Keeps 7-Year Promise: Freed Hezbollah Child-Killer Snuffed

7 years after being freed in prisoner exchange with Hezbollah, terrorist Samir Kuntar was killed in what Lebanon claims to have been an Israeli air strike.

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israel’s Channel 2 reported on Wednesday that a suspected Israeli Air Force (IAF) strike on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights had eliminated the notorious terrorist Samir Kuntar, along with four other militants loyal to the regime of dictator Bashar Assad.

Notorious terrorist Samir Kuntar in Hezbollah ‘Nazi’ salute

Kuntar was captured and jailed by Israel in 1979 after he led a terrorist infiltration team from Lebanon to the Israeli coastal town of Nahariya, where he killed a police officer before dragging an Israeli father and his four-year-old daughter down to the beach and brutally executing them. Continue Reading »

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| July 30, 2015
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2nd Report in 24hrs of Israel Air Force Strike Against Targets in Syria

In the second report on Wednesday, Syrian state-run TV said IAF attacked a base of the pro-Assad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, injuring 6.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTER

 

BEIRUT –   An Israeli plane attacked a military base along the Syrian-Lebanese border on Wednesday belonging to a pro-Syrian Palestinian faction, wounding six people, Syrian state television said.

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IAF fighter bomber takes off to protect Israel’s security – Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Asked about the reported strike, an Israeli military spokeswoman in Jerusalem declined comment.

Earlier in the day, Arab media reported in a separate incident that the Israeli Air Force struck a target in Syria, killing at least two people. Continue Reading »

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| July 29, 2015
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Foreign media reports Israeli jets strike car in Golan Heights, killing three

IDF spokesperson neither confirms nor denies the report, stating that it does not respond to foreign reports.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Arab media reported on Wednesday that Israeli warplanes struck a target in Syria, killing three people.

An IAF F-15I fighter-jet – Photo: REUTERS

According to a report on the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen news portal, the Israeli air force jets struck a car in the countryside of Quneitra in the Syrian Golan Heights, killing three people.

Al-Manar, another Hezbollah-linked news portal, reported that it was an Israeli drone that had struck the vehicle, killing two members of a pro-Assad militia.

The IDF neither confirmed nor denied that it carried out the strike, stating that it does not respond to foreign reports. Continue Reading »

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| June 7, 2015
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Israel Air Force Bombs Terror Targets After Rocket Fired From Gaza Strikes Israel

Israeli war-jets hit terrorist infrastructure in northern part of Gaza Strip, in response to their rocket attack on Ashkelon a few hours earlier.

By Elad Benari

 

Israeli aircraft attacked a terrorist infrastructure in northern Gaza overnight Saturday, in retaliation for a rocket attack on Ashkelon several hours earlier, the IDF Spokesperson said in a statement.

Airstrike in Gaza

Airstrike in Gaza – Photo: Thinkstock

In addition, following several rocket attacks in recent days, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has decided to close the Erez and Kerem Shalom border crossings between Gaza and Israel, the statement said.

The crossings will only be opened in humanitarian cases, and the decision on the opening of the crossings will be made on the basis of a security assessment and in accordance with security considerations. 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 2, 2015
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REPORT: Israel Air Force attacked Lebanon

—– SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT —–

According to reports from Lebanon, IAF attacked 2 targets leaving a number injured in the mountain rages of Jatamansi Arsel near the Lebanese-Syrian border.

By Rachel Avraham

 

Lebanese media outlets reported that IDF battle planes attacked today twice in the mountain rages of Jatamansi Arsel near the Lebanese Syrian border.

Photo: Reuters/Channel 2

According to the reports, a number were injured in the incident.  There is no confirmation for this incident from an Israeli source.

 

View original Jerusalem Online publication at: http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/middle-east/israel-and-the-middle-east/report-idf-battle-planes-attack-lebanon-13791

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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 27, 2015
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The Israel Air Force struck 4 targets in Gaza in response to 4 rockets fired on Israel

Israel’s Defense Minister Ya’alon: We hold Hamas responsible for everything that happens in the Gaza Strip.

By Matan Tzuri, Yoav Zitun, Itay Blumenthal, Elior Levy, Moran Azulay

 

The Israel Air Force struck four targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning in response to rocket fire at southern Israel the previous night, IDF spokesman said.

IAF F-16 – Photo courtesy, Nir Ben-Yosef/IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The IAF strike targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets, and accurate hits were identified, the army said. “If there is no calm in Israel, the Gaza Strip will pay a heavy price for it, one that causes anyone who chooses to challenge us to regret it,” Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said. Continue Reading »

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| May 6, 2015
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REPORT: Israel Destroys SCUD Factory in Sudan But Lost UAV In Operation

Sudan claims it shot down Israeli UAV, but denies Arab media reports that the IAF destroyed an Iranian SCUD missile factory & warehouse near Khartoum.

By Ari Yashar

 

The Sudanese army claimed it shot down an Israeli drone, after Arab media reported on Wednesday that Israeli war planes struck sites around the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, destroying weapons sites apparently destined for Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Israeli Heron UAV (illustration) – Reuters

The London-based Arabic-language Al-Araby Al-Jadeed and other Arab news sources reported the strikes, saying they hit a factory producing long-range Scud missiles, a rocket storage site, as well as a convoy that was leaving the military site in Omdurman to the north of Khartoum.

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