Tag Archive for Operation Protective Edge

| July 10, 2014
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Hamas Exposed for Exploitation of Human Shields

IDF video and photo shows Gaza’s civilians gathering on the rooftop of the home of a Hamas terrorist targeted by the IDF.

By Gil Ronen

 

The IDF has published photographic evidence of the use of human shields by Hamas.

In a screenshot of a television broadcast from July 8, civilians gather on the roof of the home of a Hamas terrorist who was targeted by the IDF. They did so in order to act as human shields and deter an imminent IDF attack, explained the military blog.

An IDF bird’s eye video shows civilians gathering on a roof of a terrorist’s house after the IDF fired a warning shot to indicate it was about to bomb it. Continue Reading »

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| July 9, 2014
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American New Immigrants Land as Rockets Hit Israel

 

Despite Israel’s home front becoming the front line, dozens of idealistic American immigrants fulfill their dreams.

By i24news

 

Despite the sirens and loud explosions heard throughout central Israel, a group of 64 American Jewish immigrants landed in Israel on Tuesday, Ynet News reported.

Nefesh B'Nefesh group arrives in Israel (archive) - Photo courtesy Nefesh B'Nefesh press photo gallery

Nefesh B’Nefesh group arrives in Israel (archive) – Photo: courtesy Nefesh B’Nefesh press photo gallery

The immigrants came from the American states of Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia, will be moving to the Israeli cities of Beit Shemesh, Givat Shmuel, Hadera, Jerusalem, Karmiel, Modiin, Nes Tziona, Ra’anana, Ramat Beit Shemesh, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv and Beersheba. Continue Reading »

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| July 9, 2014
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Egypt & United States, past cease-fires brokers, unable to help this time

Those countries that helped Israel & Hamas end previous conflicts may not be able, or eager to do so now.

 

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Escalations between Hamas and Israel are nothing new. What’s missing this time, analysts say, is the alignment of outside interests that has resolved such fights in the past.

Egypt’s government lacks the influence over Hamas of its predecessors and the United States is in hand-washing mode on the Middle East, said Ami Ayalon, a former chief of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service.

“In the past, Egyptians could play a major role and America had an interest” in pressing for cease-fires, Ayalon told JTA.

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| July 9, 2014
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#OperationProtectiveEdge – Day 2: Hamas fires 50+ rockets at Israel

“Color Red” alert sirens sound in Zichron Yaakov, south of Haifa, and 120 km north of Gaza.

TV Channel 2 reports 2 rockets hitting open areas of town, lightly injuring 1 person, but IDF has not yet confirmed rocket landing.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Rocket alert sirens sounded in Zichron Yaakov on Wednesday, some 120 km north of the Gaza Strip.

Dozens of powerful Syrian-made M-302 rockets with range of160KM - Photo courtesy IDF Spokeperson's Unit

IDF seized Dozens of powerful Syrian-made M-302 rockets with range of 160KM – Photo courtesy IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Channel  2 reported that two rockets had fallen in open areas of Zichron Yaakov , lightly injuring one person, while Channel 10 reported that 2 rockets had fallen in the Hof Hacarmel region south of Haifa. Continue Reading »

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| July 9, 2014
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Jordan & Iran issue similar condemnation of Israel’s ‘barbaric’ Gaza operation

Arab League summons UN action on Israel’s  #OperationProtectiveEdge, as White House spokesman Josh Earnest says: “We support Israel’s right to defend itself against these vicious attacks.”

By News agencies

 

 

Jordan, one of just two Arab countries to have signed a peace treaty with Israel, on Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to deadly Israeli air raids in Gaza, raids it called “barbaric.” Similar comments were made by Iran, a Hamas ally.

Smoke & debris rise after an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip seen from the Israeli side of the Israel Gaza Border, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. - Photo AP

Smoke & debris rise after an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip seen from the Israeli side of the Israel/Gaza Border, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. – Photo: AP

Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama urged both sides in the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestinians to show restraint and not act in a spirit of revenge, in a German newspaper article to be published on Thursday. Continue Reading »

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| July 8, 2014
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Hamas naval commander +3 eliminated by IAF surgical airstrike

In #OperationProtectiveEdge, IAF strikes homes belonging to Hamas official that are used as command & control centers.

 

In a joint IDF-Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) operation, the air force struck a vehicle containing a commander of Hamas’s naval commando unit, Muhammad Sa’aban, aged 24 on Tuesday.

Surgical strike by IAF - Photo: YouTube screenshot

Surgical airstrike by IAF in Gaza – Photo: YouTube screenshot

Palestinian media reported that four Hamas people in total were killed in the targeted strike on the vehicle.

Sa’aban’s commando unit operated in northern Gaza, security forces said. He was immediately killed in the strike. Sa’aban was a resident of Jabalia in Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| July 8, 2014
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Israel to call to arms 40,000 reservists for extended Gaza operation

 

After Hamas ignored Jerusalem’s ceasefire attempts in it’s onslaught of hundreds of rockets aimed at Israeli civilian centers, the Israel cabinet votes to call up 40,000 reservists.

PM Netanyahu tells IDF to ‘take glove off’ and prepare for long Gaza operation.

By Yoav Zitun & Attila Somfalvi

 

The security cabinet has voted to call up some 40,000 reservists in preparation of a possible ground operation in Gaza Strip as part of Operation Protective Edge, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to “take off the gloves” in its confrontation with Hamas.

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IAF attacks Gaza terror targets – Photo: AFP

Netanyahu placed responsibility for the current round of fighting on Hamas, and said “Hamas chose escalation and it will pay a heavy price for it.” Continue Reading »

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| July 8, 2014
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BBC Report: Palestinian supporters using false images on Twitter #OperationProtectiveEdge

The BBC has reported that many of the photos are not from the present Gaza conflict & many others are taken from Iraq or Syria conflicts.

 

The BBC has warned that Palestinians in Gaza and their supporters are using false images on Twitter to garner sympathy for their cause.

Gaza on Twitter

Some of the images posted on Twitter under the #gazaunderattack hashtag. – Photo: BBC Screenshot

Many of the images that supposedly show Gaza under bombardment over the past week are neither current nor from Gaza, the global news organization wrote.

“Some of the images are of the current situation in Gaza,” the BBC said, “but a #BBCtrending analysis has found that some date as far back as 2009 and others are from conflicts in Syria and Iraq.” Continue Reading »

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| July 8, 2014
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Operation Protective Edge – Day 1: Five Gazans Reported Killed by IDF Fire

Watch: IDF releases footage of missile hits on Hamas training facilities, and IDF Navy attacking Gaza targets.

Israel airstrike on central Gaza killed an Islamic terrorist named Ashraf Yassin.

By Arutz Sheva

 

An Israeli air strike on central Gaza killed a Palestinian Arab man on Tuesday, an emergency services spokesman said.

 

“A man named Ashraf Yassin was killed in an Israeli air strike west of Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza,” spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP.

Witnesses said the man was a terrorist from the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamist Hamas movement.

Later Tuesday, AFP reported that IDF strikes killed four more people in Gaza. Continue Reading »

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| July 8, 2014
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IDF: Operation Protective Edge launched against Gaza’s massive rocket barrage on Israel

 

IDF operation comes after more than 70 rockets were reportedly fired at Israel on Monday

Israel instructs her southern residents to remain in or near protective shelters

By Ynet reporters

 

The IDF on Monday night announced the start of a military operation in Gaza aimed at halting the rocket fire that has increasingly plagued Israel’s southern communities in recent days.

Rocket launced from Gaza on Israel (Photo: AP)

Rocket launched from Gaza on Israel – Photo: AP

The “IDF has commenced Operation Protective Edge in Gaza against Hamas, in order to stop the terror Israel’s citizens face on a daily basis,” said the IDF Spokesman’s office in a tweet posted after 1am. Continue Reading »

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