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| November 18, 2012
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1 lightly injured as volley of rockets hit Ashkelon

Palestinian official says Egypt-brokered truce talks continue.

Palestinians: 2 killed, 15 hurt as IDF striked overnight

PM reportedly tells Obama he won’t launch ground operation unless Hamas escalates rocket attacks

By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

A number of rockets targeted the South Sunday morning after a several-hour reprieve from rocket fire overnight Saturday as the IDF targeted dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip. One rocket struck a building in Ashkelon Sunday morning, lightly injuring one person and causing serious damage to the building.

IAF strikes in Gaza - Photo: REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

IAF strikes in Gaza – Photo: REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

At least two other rockets hit Asheklon Sunday morning. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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IDF jeep damaged by exchange of fire on Syrian border

Syrian fire hits IDF patrol on border.
IDF responds, firing back at Syrian post.
Syrians retaliate by firing mortar that lands in DMZ

Yoav Zitun

 

Stray Syrian fire hit an IDF patrol in the Golan Heights on Saturday night. No injuries were reported but an IDF jeep was damaged. This is the fourth such incident recorded in the past week.

Golan Heights – Photo: Avihu Shapira

The incident began when an IDF patrol was hit by Syrian fire in the Tel Hezeka area. The IDF fired artillery at the Syrian post in response.

The Syrians then retaliated by firing a mortar shell that landed in the demilitarized zone. Continue Reading »

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| November 17, 2012
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Home Front Command: Seven weeks of fighting ahead

So far some 2,000 Command reservists have been recruited

Municipality heads within 75-km range from Gaza Strip are instructed to prepare their communities for 50 days of conflict

By Yoav Zitun

 

Home Front Command asks local authorities to prepare for seven-week fighting period: In discussions held between Home Front Command Chief Major-General Eyal Eisenberg, regional commanders and heads of local authorities in the center and in the south, authorities have been instructed to prepare for a seven-week period of combat as part of Operation Pillar of Defense and to prepare emergency supplies, accordingly.

IDF prepares armed forces near Gaza border.Photo:REUTERS/Ronen Zvulu

IDF prepares armed forces near Gaza border – Photo:REUTERS/Ronen Zvulu

Some supplies were prepared in advance. Continue Reading »

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| November 16, 2012
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Hamas Tried to Develop a Drone

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reveals that Gaza’s Hamas terrorist leaders have been trying to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for use against Israel.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Gaza’s Hamas terrorist rulers have been trying to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit revealed on Friday.

A video published by the IDF Spokesperson shows Hamas conducting a test flight of the drone it was building. Over the past week, during the IDF’s Operation Pillar of Defense, IAF aircraft struck a stockpile of such UAVs.

Reports on Friday evening indicated that the Hamas developers of the UAV acquired the knowledge required to develop it in Iran and Syria. Continue Reading »

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| November 16, 2012
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As Rockets are fired at TLV & J’lem, Barak Calls Up More IDF Reserves

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak expanded on Friday the call-up of reserve soldiers, a spokesman said, as Israel pushed ahead with a major offensive against terrorists in Gaza.

By Annie Lubin

 

 

“The defense minister has this evening ordered the mobilisation of new reserve forces,” Josh Hantman told AFP shortly after two rockets fired from Gaza hit an open field in Gush Etzion, near Jerusalem, and another landed in the sea by central Tel Aviv.

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz in the field

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz in the field
IDF Spokespersons

The rockets that reached Tel Aviv were the first missiles to hit the city since the 1991 Gulf War. Continue Reading »

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| November 16, 2012
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IDF chief prepares for Gaza ground assault by issueing 16,000 IDF draft orders

On 3rd day of operation, IDF hits dozens of Gaza targets from air & sea

“The prime minister’s instructions are to hit them hard,” says official, as IDF continues firing on targets in Gaza with infantry & armored units gathering near the border with Gaza

By Shlomo Cesana and Lilach Shoval

Operation Pillar of Defense entered its third day on Friday, and the Israel Defense Forces were preparing for a ground assault in Gaza by calling up thousands of reservists. The reservists will be joining the soldiers already moving toward Gaza, after IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz instructed forces to accelerate preparations for a ground operation.

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| November 16, 2012
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IDF Has Hit More Than 300 Targets in Gaza So Far

Since the commencement of Operation Pillar of Defense, the IDF has destroyed over 300 targets throughout Gaza.

By Elad Benari

 

Since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense, the IDF has struck more than 300 targets throughout Gaza, according to a statement released by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit on Thursday.

The statement said that during the day on Thursday, the IDF continued to launch attacks on dozens of rocket launching sites in Gaza, causing them significant damages.

On Thursday evening, the IAF launched a second assault wave on Gaza, targeting 70 underground missile sites.

The IDF statement added that IAF aircraft struck several terrorist groups that were involved in carrying out rocket attacks. Continue Reading »

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| November 15, 2012
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Gaza terrorists release 2 long range rockets on Tel Aviv

So far:

1st rocket falls near Rishon Lezion,
2nd rocket toward TA but “doesn’t hit ground”
275 rockets fired at Israel
rockets kill 3 Israeli civilians in South
3 IDF soldiers wounded
IAF strikes 250 Gaza targets
15 Palestinians killed.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

Booms were heard following an air raid siren in Tel Aviv Thursday evening, just an hour after a rocket from the Gaza Strip exploded in an open field outside of Rishon Lezion. There were no reports of injuries in either strike.

Inside view of Kiryat Malachi home hit by rocket - Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post

Inside view of Kiryat Malachi home hit by rocket – Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Pos

The attacks mark the first time the center of the country was hit renewed violence from the Gaza Strip.

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| November 15, 2012
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Watch IDF Aerial Clip of Hit – Egypt Recalls Ambassador

Morsi recalls Egyptian ambassador from Israel, urges UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting

 Iran: Assassination another sign of ‘Zionist regime’s barbarity’

By Roi Kais

 

Egypt has recalled its ambassador in Israel, Yasser Ridha, following the assassination of top Hamas military commander Ahmed Jabari, Egyptian TV reported Wednesday. It is still unclear whether the envoy is being called back for consultations or for a longer period. Earlier on Wednesday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr condemned Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza remarking that “the Israeli escalation comes at a critical point in the Middle East which threatens to harshly exacerbate matters.” Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2012
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Israel Responds Hitting Source After Syria Fires Another Mortar at Israel

The IDF returns fire Monday, for the 2nd time in 2 days after another mortar shell from Syria landed in the Golan Heights

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

A mortar shell from Syria landed in the Golan Heights Monday, prompting the IDF to return fire for the second time in two days, the first time it has fired into Syria territory since the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

Syrian mortar shell explodes in Golan - Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Syrian mortar shell explodes in Golan – Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The exchange came just hours after an appeal for restraint from all sides by UN chief Ban Ki-moon.

An Israeli security source confirmed that troops had returned fire after a mortar round from Syria hit an Israeli position in the central sector of the strategic plateau, causing no casualties or damage. Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2012
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Syrian Rebels warn Israel not to interfer

Syria’s rebel forces think Israeli fire in response to Syrian shell hit near northern border yesterday, was meant to ‘aid Assad’s criminal regime’

By Roi Kais

 

The Free Syria Army warned Israel on Sunday against interfering in the civil war which has been ravaging Syria since March 2011.

Free Syria Army soldiers – Photo: Reuters

A report by Turkey’s Anadolu news Agency quoted a statement issued by the FSA saying that Israel’s rocket fire at Syria on Sunday afternoon was aimed to help the Assad regime in his war against opposition forces.

Clashed between Damascus forces and the rebels have been edging closer to the Israeli border for weeks. Continue Reading »

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| November 11, 2012
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Planting Trees for Shields in Gaza Area to Protect Vehicles

 

To counter anti-tank missiles acquired by Gaza terrorist the IDF is working to plants trees to block terrorist cells’ views & update defense systems.

By Yoav Zitun

The IDF has received a painful reminder of the growing threat posed by advanced rocket launchers in the hands of Gaza terror groups in the wake of Saturday’s border attack which saw four IDF soldiers injured by an anti-tank missile fired from Gaza.

The majority of the rockets, which have reached the hands of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, were smuggled in from Iran, and have a range of up to 5 kilometers, putting large parts of Route 232 (the main road surrounding the Gaza perimeter) at risk. Continue Reading »

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| November 11, 2012
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Four Negev Civilians Wounded By Gaza Rocket

During the morning rush hour to school & work, 4 Israel civilians suffered shrapnel wounds from rockets fired by Gaza terrorists.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Four Israel civilians suffered shrapnel wounds from rockets fired by Gaza terrorists during the Sunday morning rush hour to school and work.

All of the victims were evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva, where they are being treated for light injuries. One of the victims was wounded in Sderot, located less than a mile from the northern tip of Gaza, and at least two of the others were in the Eshkol region, due east of Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| November 10, 2012
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Residents in South ordered to stay near shelters as 9 rockets fired into Israel

IDF on alert as southern residents brace for yet another round of escalation as Gaza’s terror groups shell area

By Ilana Curiel, Neri Brenner

 

The defense establishment is gearing for yet another round of escalation vis-à-vis Gaza’s terror groups following Saturday’s border incident, which left four soldiers wounded from terrorist fire.

Rockets fired from Gaza Photo: AFP

Rockets fired from civilian center in Gaza – Photo: AFP

Two soldiers sustained serious injuries and two others were moderately injured when an IDF vehicle sustained a direct hit by an anti-tank missile.

IDF tanks fired at terror targets in Gaza Strip following the attack. Gaza medical sources said that four people were killed and 20 others were injured. Continue Reading »

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| November 10, 2012
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After Gaza Terrorists Hit IDF Jeep with Anti-Tank Missile, Israel Responded

Residents of Eshkol regional authority have been instructed to remain 15 seconds’ run from  shelter after Israel’s response to Terror Strike

By Gil Ronen

 

Arabs in Gaza say terrorists have hit an IDF jeep with an anti-tank missile.

The jeep reportedly caught fire. It had been driving along the border between Gaza and Israel, opposite the Zeitoun neighborhood in central Gaza, east of Gaza City.

Voice of Israel public radio said the jeep belonged to the Givati Brigade.

According to an Arab report, the IDF responded with heavy tank fire at the eastern part of Gaza and at an area east of Khan Younis. Continue Reading »

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