Posts Tagged: Operation Pillar of Defense
Peres on Grad Rocket Incident: “Quiet Will be Met With Quiet; Missiles Will be Met With a Response”
Israel's President, Shimon Peres , visited the Sdot Negev Regional Council in the Gaza region Tuesday where he addressed a rocket fire incident from earlier...
Grad Rocket Which Struck Ashkelon Was “Improved” Model
Ynet - A Grad rocket fired from Gaza Tuesday morning landed on the outskirts of Ashkelon. No injuries were reported. The rocket landed on a road...
Mali Reveals the Media’s Gaza Bias
I support France's military action in Mali. But the media's reaction to it - when contrasted with coverage of Israel's military actions in Gaza -...
Tests of Iron Dome Upgrades Carried Out Successfully
Tests of upgrades of the Iron Dome defense system were successfully carried out in Israel Monday. The Israeli Defense Ministry, which carried out the tests...
Netanyahu Visits South, Warns “This Quiet Could Be Violated in an Instant”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited an IDF base in the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip Wednesday to assess the situation in the area...
Terrorists Restocking Arsenal to Pre-Operation “Pillar of Defense” Levels, Officials Say
Despite the relative calm in Israel since the end of Operation "Pillar of Defense" ended in November, officials in Israel believe that attempts by Hamas...
IDF Lists 2012 Terror Incidents, Including Many “You’ve Probably Never Heard About”
The IDF summarized the terrorism incidents in 2012 on its blog Tuesday. The list was not short. Writes the blog: "In 2012 Israel suffered terror attacks...
Snow Falls in Israel Following Days of Heavy Rain and Wind
Snow fell Wednesday in Jerusalem following nearly a week of devastating wind and rain across Israel that left many areas of the country under water. Heavy...
IDF Unit Attacked in West Bank as Officials Note Drastic Increase in Attacks on Israelis in the Territory
An IDF unit that arrived in Jenin Tuesday to make an arrest was attacked by a mob of Palestinians, according to reports. The incident is...
Top Demand for Israeli Home Seekers: A Safe Room
Residents of Israel's fourth-largest city, Rishon Lezion, are under no illusions that quiet will become a fixture in their lives, despite the ceasefire that has...
Iron Dome Has Been Significantly Improved Since Culmination of Operation Pillar of Defense
Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system continues to improve, a fact Hamas and other terrorist organizations in Gaza won't be happy to hear. The news...
Only Days Before Assassination Jabari Caught Praying for Revenge to be Taken on Jews, Americans (VIDEO)
A video of Hamas terror chief Ahmed Jabari praying for revenge to be taken on Jews and Americans has surfaced online. The video, posted to Ynet,...
IDF Personnel Pelted With Rocks, Molotov Cocktails in West Bank as Unrest Persists
Clashes between Palestinian Arab protesters and IDF soldiers in the West Bank were reported Thursday, continuing a string of incidents in the territory. Near Rachel's Tomb, just outside...
Hagel – A Litmus Test of Obama’s Attitude to Israel
The possible nomination of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense will represent a litmus test as to whether President Obama...
