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| February 4, 2013
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Terrorist apprehended in West Bank, including 2 Hamas MPs

IDF special forces conduct overnight sweep in major Palestinian cities in Judea & Samaria; 9 Hamas legislators among the 25 Palestinians taken in for questioning

By Elior Levy

 

Palestinian sources reported Monday that Israeli security forces conducted an overnight sweep in the West Bank, arresting 25 Palestinians including nine senior members of Hamas.

PFLPIDF forces arrested nine of the Islamist movement’s members in Nablus and two of its parliament members – Hatem Qafisheh and Mohammed al-Tal in Hebron.

Hamas MP Ahmed Atun was detained in Ramallah and another MP was arrested in the West Bank city of Qalqilya.

All of the men were taken in for questioning by security forces. Continue Reading »

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| February 3, 2013
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Shin Bet arrests Islamic Jihad cell plotting to kidnap IDF soldiers

Israeli Arab & 2 Palestinians detained at road block in Sharon region.

Israeli Arab suspected of purchasing weapons on behalf of cell also nabbed.

By Yaniv Kubovich and Gili Cohen

 

The Shin Bet and Israel Police last month uncovered an Islamic Jihad cell suspected of plotting to kidnap an Israeli soldier or civilian, it emerged on Sunday after a gag order on the case was lifted.

Yusef Warda, Anas Jabarin, Tawfiq Agbariya, Said Jassr

Suspects, from right, clockwise: Yusef Warda, Anas Jabarin, Tawfiq Agbariya, Said Jassr.

Three of the suspects – Tawfiq Agbariya and Said Jassr of the West Bank city of Jenin, and Yusef Warda of Tira – were detained just after midnight on New Year’s Eve at the Eyal Junction, a checkpoint in the Sharon region of Israel, based on an intelligence tip. Continue Reading »

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| January 30, 2013
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Zionist Rabbi Teaches: ‘Equal Burden’ Means More Work for Everyone

Leading Zionist Rabbi warns that forcing hareidi men to join the IDF could become a bigger burden to the army. He suggests learning from kibbutz, for alternative idea.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Coercing hareidi-religious men into joining the IDF could make life harder for all Israelis by creating a burden on the military, Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed warned Wednesday, speaking to Arutz Sheva. Rabbi Melamed is a leading figure in the religious-Zionist world, where army service is valued as a mitzvah (positive command) and is dean of the Beit El Yeshiva in Binyamin as well as rabbi of the community. Continue Reading »

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| January 28, 2013
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IDF shoots 2 ‘would-be terrorists’ in attempted infiltration from Egypt

2 armed men shot after ignoring warning from IDF soldiers in attempted infiltration of Israel-Egypt border, IDF spokeswoman says.

 

Two men were shot and injured during an attempted infiltration of the Israel-Egypt border on Sunday night, the IDF said.

IDF On Southern BorderSeveral unidentified gunmen approached the Israeli border from the Sinai Peninsula, and attempted to cross the border fence, an army spokeswoman said. At the same time, a vehicle arrived from the Israeli side, and approached the border fence, driving towards the men, and entering a closed military zone.

Soldiers shouted out warnings to the suspects to stop, but were ignored, an army spokeswoman said.

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| January 28, 2013
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Letter found on PA terrorists: ‘Al Aqsa Brigades claim responsibility’

IDF soldiers intercept 2 Palestinian terrorists with grenades, firebombs and a letter they carried read: ‘Martyrs’ Brigades claim full responsibility for bombing at Elon Moreh settlement’

By Yoav Zitun

 

Palestinian gunmanTwo Palestinians who were detained on Saturday in the Hawara area near Nablus were carrying three makeshift grenades and three Molotov cocktails. The terrorists managed to hurl two additional firebombs at an IDF post before being apprehended by soldiers from the Lavi Battalion.

There were no reports of injury, but the army post was damaged. The terrorists were transferred to the custody of the Shin Bet security service for further interrogation. Continue Reading »

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| January 26, 2013
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Report: 4 Palestinians wounded by IDF gunfire in northern Gaza

According to a PA report, a 20 year-old farmer was ‘wounded’ in his eye after soldiers fired tear gas; IDF says in response only one Palestinian wounded.

By , and Gili Cohen

 

According to the reports, a 20-year-old farmer was wounded in the eye after IDF soldiers fired tear gas. Three others were wounded by gunfire east of the Jabaliya refugee camp. The wounded were taken to a Gaza hospital.

IDF hamer along the Gaza border

IDF hamer along the Gaza border – Photo: Eliyahu Hershkovitz

The IDF said in response that only one Palestinian wounded.

Meanwhile, Israeli military police investigators are looking into the circumstances of the shooting death Wednesday of a 21-year-old Bethlehem woman, Lubnah Hanash.

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| January 25, 2013
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IDF’s Defense Against Gaza Terrorism: Plant Trees

IDF brings back 1940’s-1950’s ‘defensive forestation’ strategy, now to protect Israelis from Gaza terrorists’ fire. They can’t hit you if they can’t aim at you.

By Maayana Miskin

 

To protect Israelis living near Gaza, the IDF is using the latest technology. But the army is also going back to a decades-old, low-tech solution: defensive forestation.

The tactic is based in the simple concept of reducing terrorists’ accuracy by blocking their view. Defensive forestation was a common technique from the first years of the modern state of Israel to the 1960s.

Trees were planted close together near military or civilian buildings in order to make it harder for terrorists to aim, and to provide some cover from fire. Continue Reading »

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| January 25, 2013
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8,000 soldiers voted for party to legalize pot

8,000 IDF soldiers cast votes for Aleh Yarok  party, which also supports shortening IDF service

By Yoav Zitun

 

Some 8,500 absentee ballots, most of which were cast by IDF soldiers, went to the Aleh Yarok (Green Leaf) party, famous for its pro-legalization platform.

Soldiers vote for legalization – Photo: Shutterstock

 

The party failed to cross the 2% election threshold, receiving only 1.15% of the popular vote with 43,725 votes. However, if the Knesset would be formed solely according to the absentee votes (known in Israel as double envelope votes), the party would have received four to five Knesset seats. Continue Reading »

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| January 21, 2013
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IDF Bulldoze Second Palestinian Outpost Near Jerusalem

IDF reports 4 tents & 1 building dismantled at the illegal Al-Karamah outpost erected in protest of Jewish housing construction.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

The IDF dismantled a Palestinian tent outpost northwest of Jerusalem on Monday, which had been erected in protest of Israeli settlement construction plans in the area.

Police prepare to evacuate Palestinian E1 outpost

Police prepare to evacuate Palestinian E-1 outpost – Photo: Ammar Awad/Reuters

A military source said that four tents were dismantled and one building bulldozed. The source also said that the IDF removed equipment from the area. Palestinians said that a large contingent of Israeli security personnel accompanied bulldozers to the site, and activists were prevented from reaching the area, according to Palestinian news agency Ma’an.

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| January 19, 2013
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Meet Israel’s 1st illegal immigrant to become an officer of the IDF

After his illegal entry into Israel in 2005, Avi Bari overcame all obstacles and achieved his goals, one after the other.

 

Arriving illegally from the Republic of Guinea to Israel in 2005, Avi Bari overcame all obstacles that once stood in his path and became an officer in the IDF. He tells of his journey passing through Morocco to the Egyptian Sinai desert, to a brief stint in prison, to Tel Aviv and finally to an IDF base.

Second Lt. Avi BariSecond Lieutenant Avi Bari, known to his family who all remain in Guinea as Ibrahima, already enjoys a certain notoriety that he owes to his self-proclaimed status of “the first illegal immigrant to become an officer of the IDF.” Continue Reading »

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| January 18, 2013
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IDF gunfire injures 2 Palestinians

Palestinian sources report one man wounded in northern Gaza by IDF gunfire & another badly hurt in refugee camp in Bethlehem.

IDF says Palestinians tried to cut Gaza border fence . Meanwhile, Palestinians set up a second outpost, this one northwest of Jerusalem.

By Elior Levy

 

Sources in Gaza reported Friday evening that a Palestinian had been injured by IDF fire near the northern Strip town of Beit Lahiya. According to the Palestinians, the man was evacuated to a local hospital with an injury to his leg and his condition was defined as moderate.

Bab al-Shams outpost, Photo EPAThe IDF said that dozens of Palestinians had gathered near the border fence in the northern Strip in an off-limits area, while rioting and trying to cut the fence. Continue Reading »

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| January 17, 2013
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Video: 8 IDF soldiers were killed in accidents during 2012

Army data for 2012 shows a rise in casualties in accidents with decline in deaths of soldiers on leave.

Unfortunately, dozens were injured in training accidents.

Yoav Zitun

 

An IDF report revealed that 2012 saw an increase in the number of soldiers killed in accidents and a decline of in deaths of soldiers on leave.Overturned jeep

According to the security branch of the Israeli Ground Forces, eight soldiers were killed in accidents last year, compared to only one in 2011 and 20 in 2010

The accidents include a jeep crash in the Golan Heights that killed an Artillery Corps soldier, a lighting fixture collapse in Mount Herzl that killed an officer,  a car accident that claimed the lives of two Navy officers, a bus crash that claimed the life of a military police officer and an incident in which a tank ran over a soldier while training in the Golan Heights, among others. Continue Reading »

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| January 16, 2013
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50 Arabs Attack IDF soldiers with pipe & fire bombs at Rachel’s Tomb

A mob of around 50 regional Arabs hurled pipe bombs, fire bombs and rocks at Israeli security forces. One soldier lightly hurt.

By Gil Ronen

 

About 50 Arabs mounted an assault on Rachel’s Tomb, just outside Bethlehem, Wednesday evening. They threw pipe bombs, fire bombs and rocks at the security forces guarding the compound, injuring one soldier lightly.

The soldier, who was hit by a rock, received medical treatment on the spot and did not require hospitalization.

The IDF Spokesman said that the Arabs threw nine pipe bombs and 18 fire bombs. One of the pipe bombs caused some damage to the security wall surrounding the complex. Continue Reading »

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| January 15, 2013
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IDF Discovers Tunnel Shaft from Gaza to Israel

During Operation Pillar of Defense airstrikes destroyed dozens of tunnels but the discovery of a tunnel that leads into Israeli territory remains a top priority.

By Annie Lubin

 

A shaft to a smuggling tunnel into Gaza was discovered Monday afternoon by IDF forces who were engaged in combat near the security fence in southern Gaza.

Tunnel into Gaza discovered by the IDF

Tunnel into Gaza discovered by the IDF – IDF Spokesperson

The IDF has launched an investigation in an effort to figure out when the tunnel was built.

IDF airstrikes during Operation Pillar of Defense destroyed dozens of smuggling tunnels leading into Gaza and the army continues to make the discovery and closure of such smuggling tunnels a top priority. Continue Reading »

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| January 15, 2013
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Arab shot near Gaza border; IDF denies any involvement

Palestinian officials accuse IDF soldiers of shooting the man near the border. The Gazan, taken for treatment later dies of head injury at Shifa hospital.

 

By REUTERS

Palestinian medical officials accused Israeli soldiers of killing a farmer in the Gaza Strip on Monday, but a military spokeswoman denied any Israeli involvement.

IDF vehicle patrols along Gaza border fence - Photo REUTERSMustafa Abu Jarad was shot in the head in the town of Beit Lahiya on the border with Israel, said Gaza’s health ministry, run by the territory’s Islamist Hamas rulers.

The 21-year-old was taken to Shifa hospital but died later, said doctors.

An IDF spokeswoman said officials had checked “and apparently the incident is not related to the Israeli army.”

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