Posts Tagged: Gaza Rockets
Islamic Jihad Declares Ceasefire After Firing 30 Rockets at Israel, Massive Retaliation
Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad said on Saturday that it would halt attacks into Israel from the Gaza Strip after firing the heaviest rocket salvos across...
Did Lightning Strike Trigger Gaza Rocket Attack on Israel?
A theory that a lightning strike triggered Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza last week gained traction in Israel on Tuesday and might explain the Israeli military's limited response. Two...
Israeli Mother of Three Hailed as ‘Heroine’ After Saving Children From Home Hit by Gaza Rocket
An Israeli single mother of three sons is asking for the public’s help following Wednesday’s rocket attack in which her Beersheba home was destroyed. “I don’t...
Netanyahu: Israel Will Restore Quiet to Gaza Border Region ‘in Full’
Israel will restore total quiet its southern region near the border with the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday. Speaking at a cabinet...
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Holds After Two-Day Gaza Border Flare-Up
The Israel-Gaza border was quiet on Friday after an Egyptian-brokered truce ended a surge in violence that had shaken southern Israel and the Gaza Strip for two days. But...
Young Israeli Boy Recalls Rocket Strike on Family Home, Amid Ongoing Border Flare-Up
Wednesday night was full of tension for the residents of southern Israel as rockets fired from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip rained down on them. A young...
Rocket Alert Sirens Sound in Biggest City in Southern Israel
Rocket warning sirens sounded on Thursday in Beersheba, the largest city in southern Israel, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Gaza Strip, the military said. It...
Amid Talk of Truce, Hamas Pounds Southern Israel With Rocket Fire
A long-range rocket fired from Gaza struck an uninhabited area outside the largest city in southern Israel on Thursday, Israeli Army Radio reported, hours after a Palestinian official...
Hamas: Indirect Gaza Truce Talks With Israel ‘Advanced’
UN- and Egyptian-mediated talks on a deal to tamp down tensions between Israel and the Gaza Strip are in "advanced stages," a senior member of the Palestinian...
IDF Deploys Iron Dome Amid Threat From Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terror Group
JNS.org – The IDF said it deployed Iron Dome missile defense batteries throughout central Israel on Monday amid the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group’s...
The Humanitarian Paradigm — Hobson’s Choice for Israel (Part I)
"…when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" -- Sherlock Holmes in The Sign of the Four. "Hobson’s choice: a situation in...
Israeli Resident of Golan Heights Says Area Feels Like ‘War Zone’ Amid Spate of Incoming Errant Mortar Shells From Fighting in Syria
Residents of Israel’s Golan Heights region have been rattled in recent days by a spate of incoming errant mortar shells from the ongoing fighting between...
Islamic Jihad Terror Group Threatens Israel With New Round of Gaza Violence, Shows IDF General in Sniper’s Crosshairs
The Gaza Strip-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group published a video this week in which it threatened Israel with a new round of violence,...
After Latest Border Flare-Up, Hamas Threatens Israelis in New Propaganda Music Video: ‘Zionist, You Will Die in Gaza’
A new Hamas propaganda music video making the rounds on the internet features a heavy dose of gory imagery, bombastic anti-Israel threats and antisemitic motifs. “A...
