Posts Tagged: IDF Gaza
IDF Launches Gaza Operation in Response to Escalated Rocket Attacks
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched "Operation Protective Edge" in Gaza after at least 80 rockets and mortar shells were fired at...
OPERATION ‘PROTECTIVE EDGE’ DAY 1: Israel Targets Hamas Leaders in Gaza After Rockets Strike Deep in Israel (LIVE UPDATES)
Follow here for The Algemeiner's continued live updates on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Our report on the launch of Israel's Operation Protective Edge...
IDF Opens Crossing Into Gaza to Facilitate Humanitarian Aid During Freak Snowstorm
The Israel Defense Forces said Major General Eitan Dangot has called for his troops to open the Kerem Shalom Crossing into the Gaza Strip to...
IDF Officer Says Hamas Control of Gaza Benefits Israel
Ynet - Continued control of the Gaza Strip by Islamist movement Hamas is in Israel's security interests, the Israeli army's top commander for the region said...
Settlers Protest IDF Withdrawal From Gaza Border Communities
Ynet - As part of the protest against the IDF's decision to stop securing 22 Gaza area border communities, the Ramat Negev moshav Kadesh-Barnea has decided to...
Defense Officials Say Budget Cuts May Affect IDF Battle Readiness
Jerusalem Post - There is deep concern within the defense community that the proposed NIS 4 billion cut to the defense budget will harm...
IAF Strikes Gaza Targets After Mortar Attack on Israel
A tumultuous post-Passover period continued in Israel on Wednesday morning when Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets at the southern Israeli city of Sderot, following the...
IDF Prepares for Budget Cuts
Ynet - The IDF has been fiercely discussing issues pertaining to the security budget, in light of possible cuts of NIS 3-6 billion (roughly...
IDF Posts Photos of Soldiers in Action
After a photo of a Palestinian Arab boy in the crosshairs of a rifle was posted by an Israeli soldier to a social media site,...
Top Islamic Jihad Commanders Targeted in Israeli Strike on Gaza Media Center (PHOTO)
In email to reporters the IDF confirmed that it targeted top Islamic Jihad leaders today, saying, "A short while ago, in a joint IDF- ISA...
IDF Chief Benny Gantz Preps Soldiers: “When You go in Take a Look Backwards Once to Remember Why You Are Doing it” (VIDEO)
Operation Pillar of Defense has entered its 6th day, and with it continued speculation as to whether Israel will launch a ground incursion into Gaza....
IDF Disperses Warning Leaflets Over Gaza Strip, in Effort to Limit Civilian Casualties (VIDEO)
Thursday November 15, 2012 - the IDF dispersed leaflets above several locations in the Gaza Strip to warn local residents to stay away from members...
Israel Should Retake Philadelphi
Last week's failed attack from the Sinai peninsula, in which terrorists killed Egyptian soldiers, was extraordinary. Terrorists operating out of Gaza do not ...
Anti-Tank Missile Fired at IDF Brigade Near Gaza
An anti-tank missile was fired at an Israeli tank and its operators near the Gaza Strip Wednesday morning, according to a report from Israel's Channel...









