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| April 27, 2015
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Natanyahu warns Israel’s enemies: ‘Don’t threaten IDF soldiers. We will respond with force.’

In obvious attempt at ‘pay-back’ for yesterdays air attack destroying Syrian missile caches earmarked for Hezbollah, 4 terrorists were killed near Druze border town of Majdal Shams by IAF airstrike.

By i24news

 

The Israeli military thwarted an attack on the Israeli-Syrian border on Sunday night, killing four terrorists in the process.

According to the IDF, a group of armed terrorists approached the border with an explosive device near the border town of Majdal Shams, which was intended to be detonated against IDF troops. In response, an IAF aircraft targeted the group and prevented the attack.

The IDF said in an official statement that it will not “tolerate any attempt to harm or violate Israeli sovereignty.” Continue Reading »

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| April 26, 2015
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BREAKING: Israel Air Force just killed 4 terrorists who entered Israel from Syria with bombs

—- SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT —-

IDF reports armed terrorists with explosives along the Israeli-Syrian border were en route to an imminent attack on our forces. The IAF has neutralized that threat.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Israel Air Force struck and killed four terrorists who crossed into Israel from Syria and planted explosives near an IDF post on Sunday night, said a senior IDF source.

IAF F-16 ‘Fighting Falcon’. There are two versions operating today, whose Hebrew nicknames are Netz & Barak respectively. – IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The source declined to say which organization the terror cell belonged to, saying it was too soon for such details. Continue Reading »

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| April 25, 2015
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Al-Jazeera reports: Israel’s Jets destroys missile bases in Syria

According to Al-Jazeera report, IAF fighter jets bombed bases along the Al-Qalamoun mountains, where long-range missiles are housed.
• IDF responds to queries: “We do not comment on foreign reports.”

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

Israel Air Force fighter jets struck Syrian military bases housing long-range missiles on Friday, the Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite television network said on Saturday.

IAF F-16 fighter jet – Photo: IDF SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE

According to the report, the bases, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, belong to Assad regime brigades that possess weapons such as Scud missiles. The attacks allegedly targeted multiple targets in the area.

The IDF Spokesman said, “We do not comment on foreign reports.” Continue Reading »

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| April 24, 2015
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Gaza Ruling Hamas Gov’t is Quick to Deny Responsibility for Rocket Attack on Israel

Israel TV10 Reports: Hamas official signals to Israel that it is not responsible for Thursday night rocket attack on southern Israel. – Israeli security officials not buying it.

By Elad Benari

 

Hamas has signaled to Israel that it is not responsible for Thursday evening’s rocket attack on southern Israel and that it is working to find and arrest the shooters, Channel 10 News reports.

A senior security official said, however, that Israel views Hamas as being responsible for the attack.

“We see Hamas as responsible, and expect it to enforce order in Gaza. Hamas is the ruling power in the region and is must maintain quiet; if not it will be held responsible. Continue Reading »

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| April 24, 2015
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Israel’s Air Force hit Gaza ‘terror site’ in response to Independence Day rocket attack

Hamas rocket falls in southern Israel in 2nd unprovoked attack since last summer’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’.

By 124news

 

Israeli military forces struck a target in the northern Gaza Strip late Thursday night, hours after a rocket fired from the coastal enclave struck southern Israel, violating an already shaky truce between the sides.

Ceasefire broken by Hamas with rocket fired at Israel; the IAF continues to defend Israel day and night. – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The Israel Defense Forces said it targeted a “terror site” belonging to the Hamas terror group near Beit Hanoun.

“In response to rocket attack against Israel, the #IDF targeted a terrorist infrastructure in northern #Gaza,” military spokesperson Peter Lerner wrote on Twitter.

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| April 3, 2015
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Israel allegedly bombed Libya warehouses of Iranian weapons meant for Hamas

Arab media is reporting destroyed warehouses, allegedly stockpiled with weapons purchased by Iran for Hamas, were the result of IDF airstrike via authorized Egyptian airspace.

By i24news

 

An Israeli air force jet allegedly bombed warehouses in Libya placed in a small airfield in the south of the country, according to Arab media citing unnamed Libyan security sources.

An Israeli F-15 I fighter jet takes off during an air show at the graduation ceremony of Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert. – Photo: Jack Guez /AFP/File

According to the reports, the warehouses, which were completely destroyed, stockpiled weaponry purchased by Iran from Africa and were intended to be smuggled to Hamas in Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| January 28, 2015
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IDF retaliates with airstrikes on Syrian army targets following morning rocket attack

 

Israel Air Force responded to earlier rocket attack with successful night-time air strikes on Assad’s military.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Israel Air Force (IAF) struck Syrian army artillery targets late on Tuesday night in response to an earlier rocket attack carried out on the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon.

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

“The IDF views the Syrian regime as responsible for what occurs in its territory, and will act at any time and any way it sees fit to protect the citizens of Israel,” the IDF said. Continue Reading »

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| January 19, 2015
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Iranian Confirmation: Iranian General Among Hezbollah Killed in Golan Airstrike

The strike killed Iran’s General Ali Allahdadi, plus 5 from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Jihad Mughniyeh, son of Hezbollah’s former military commander the late Imad Mughniyeh, and 5 Hezbollah terrorists, including a Hezbollah commander.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

An Israeli strike on Syria that killed six members of the Iranian-proxy Hezbollah terrorist organization also killed six Iranian solders and commanders, including an Iranian general.

“The Israeli strike killed six Iranian soldiers, including commanders, as well as the six members of Hezbollah. They were all in a convoy of three cars,” a source close to the Shia Islamist group told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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| January 10, 2015
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Germany’s Spiegel Reprts Syria Building Secret Nuclear Plant Again

It was assumed that Israel’s Air Force destroyed Syria’s Kibar nuclear complex in a 2007 raid. But, new intelligence suggests that President Assad is still trying to built a nuclear bomb, and he may be getting help from Iran & North Korea, reports German magazine.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Intelligence suggests that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is building a secret underground plant with the aim of developing nuclear weapons, Germany’s Spiegel news magazine said Friday, according to AFP.

Photo of a suspected new nuclear facility in Syria – DER SPIEGEL

Citing information made available by unidentified intelligence sources, Spiegel said the plant was in an inaccessible mountain region in the west of the war-ravaged country, two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Lebanese border.

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| December 20, 2014
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Israeli Aircraft Hits Gaza Terror Sites in Retaliation for Rocket-Fire

IAF carries out 1st airstrikes in Gaza since summer’s conflict, after Friday’s unprovoked rocket fire into Israel; Hamas vows to retaliate.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Israeli aircraft hit Gaza for the first time since an August truce ended 50 days of war after Palestinian terrorists fired a rocket at a southern Israeli town, witnesses and the army said early Saturday.

A spokesman for Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said there were no casualties in the air strike, which came just hours after the rocket hit an open field in southern Israel on Friday without causing casualties or damage.

It was the third instance of rocket fire from Gaza since the August 26 truce between Israel and the territory’s Islamist de facto rulers Hamas.

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| December 8, 2014
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Report: 2 Hezbollah members killed during air-strike on Syria

 

Arabic-language press reports alleged IAF strike targeted sites storing Russian-made advanced Syrian missiles for Hezbollah.

Moscow demands explanation.

By Roi Kais

 

Two Hezbollah activists were killed Sunday in what foreign sources have said was an Israeli airstrike on military targets in Syria, the Al Arabiya news channel reported Monday. The report contradicts earlier claims by Syrian security forces, who said Sunday that there had been no casualties in the attack.

Smoke trails over Syria allegedly left by IAF warplanes.

Smoke trails over Syria allegedly left by IAF warplanes.

While official Israel continues to keep mum on the daylight attack in Syria that has been attributed to it, the Arab press has in the meantime published more and more details about the alleged Israeli assault. Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2014
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SYRIA REPORTS: IDF warplanes strike targets near Damascus

 

 —– SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT —–

REPORT: Israel Air Force strikes allegedly targeted S-300 missile launchers en route to Hezbollah near Damascus airport, in Dimas & near Lebanese border.

By REUTERS, NOAM AMIR/MAARIV HASHAVUA, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Syrian state television said on Sunday that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.

Alleged IDF bombing of targets in Syria. – Photo: ARAB SOCIAL MEDIA

“The Israeli enemy committed aggression against Syria by targeting two safe areas in Damascus province, in all of Dimas and near the Damascus International Airport,” state television said, adding that there were no casualties. Continue Reading »

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| August 25, 2014
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3 Gaza terror operatives killed in targeted strike by Israel Air Force

 

 

Palestinians report 8 killed by Israel in past day as IDF hit rocket launcher placed in school and members of Army of Islam (Hamas affiliated terror group) killed in joint IAF, Shin Bet attack on their car in Gaza.

By Roi Kais

 

The IAF has attacked some 70 targets in the Gaza Strip since midnight on Sunday and two militants who fired rockets into Israel were attacked and killed in central Gaza while a rocket launcher which had been set up in a school in norther Gaza was also hit.

Attack on Islam Army operatives traveling in Gaza

Israel has reportedly killed three Palestinians in a targeted killing attack on a moving car in Gaza Monday afternoon. Continue Reading »

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| July 17, 2014
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Video: Terrorist exit Gaza tunnel to Attack Israelis – Surprised by waiting IDF soldiers

2 videos detail major terror attack prevented as IDF soldiers identified and IAF eliminating a serious threat emerging from a Gaza terror tunnel.

By Yaakov Levi

 

 

The IDF released a video Thursday morning detailing the attempt by Hamas terrorists to conduct a major terror attack in Israel by infiltrating through a Gaza terror tunnel. The 13 terrorists involved in the attempted attack were apparently surprised that they were being observed by Israeli soldiers, an IDF official said, and attempted to return to Gaza via the tunnel, at which point an Israel Air Force plane destroyed the entrance to the tunnel. Continue Reading »

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| July 15, 2014
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Israel’s Retaliatory Air-Strike on Syrian Targets Leave 12 Dead

IAF responds to Monday’s latest rocket attack on northern Israel by striking targets Quneitra, in Syria’s Golan Heights.

NGO says 12 Syrians were killed.

By Tova Dvorin

 

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) bombed several terror targets in the city of Quneitra, Syria overnight Tuesday, following a volley of rockets on the Golan Heights, Syrian media reported.

Between four and twelve people were killed in the airstrike; exact numbers have varied among news outlets.

“Israeli planes flying over the occupied Golan Heights launched rockets into southern Syria’s Quneitra province at around 1:15 am (2215 GMT). Rockets hit Base 90 — a Syrian military airbase — and regime bastion Baath City.  Continue Reading »

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