Posts Tagged: Rockets
IDF Puts First-Ever Female Commander in Charge of Air Defense to Protect Israel’s Skies
Israel’s first female commander of an air defense corps will be in charge of the combat battalion tasked with protecting the country’s skies against ballistic...
Israel, Palestinian Islamic Jihad Reach Ceasefire
An Egyptian-mediated ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) went into effect at 11:30 pm Sunday after further rounds of rocket fire were...
Israel-Gaza: Hamas Involvement Will Determine if Escalation Spirals into War
i24 News – Gaza’s ruling Hamas group is refraining from joining the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in launching rockets at Israel as a response to...
160 Rockets Fired from Gaza Overnight, says Israeli Army
i24 News – Israel's army said that 160 rockets were fired by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) from Gaza overnight Saturday, "out of which 130...
Israel Allocates ‘Significant’ Budget to Develop High-Power Laser to Intercept Rockets, Drones
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday announced that a “significant” budget was approved for the development and procurement of a high-power laser defense system...
Israeli Army Simulates Northern War as Hezbollah ‘Precision’ Missile Threat Looms
On a Sunday morning in January, Lt. Ilay Levy, squad commander in an elite Israeli paratrooper unit, drove to the Golan Heights as if he...
Palestinian Rockets Explode off Tel Aviv Coast, Military Says
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets toward the Mediterranean sea on Saturday, causing an explosion off the shore of Tel Aviv, Israel's military said. Police...
‘Campaign Between Wars’: Israel Struck ‘Dozens’ of Syrian Targets in 2021 to Disrupt Weapons Transfer to Iranian Proxies
The Israeli army said Tuesday that airstrike operations carried out this year hit "dozens” of targets in Syria and have limited the ability of Iran...
‘Life or Death Decisions’: US-Born IDF Missile Defense Officer Takes American UN Envoy on Tour of Iron Dome
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield saw firsthand the workings of Israel's US-funded defensive against rocket attacks on Tuesday, guided personally by a...
Israel Tests ‘Breakthrough’ Airborne Laser Defense System to Take Down Drones
Israel has completed its first-ever series of tests of an airborne laser-based defense system which “successfully” intercepted and destroyed drones from the air within a...
Suicide Drones, Missiles Launched at Israel From Gaza Bear ‘Tehran’s Fingerprints’: Analyst
The Israeli army on Wednesday shot down a so-called armed suicide drone carrying explosives and launched by the Hamas militant group at Israel, showing similarities...
IDF Strikes Hamas Targets After Rockets Launched at Israel
i24 News - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in overnight strikes, the army said on Monday. According to the...
Report: 2.6 Million Israelis Do Not Have Adequate Protection From Rocket Fire
A total of 2.6 million Israelis -- approximately 28% of the population -- do not have access to adequate protection from rocket fire, according to...
Israeli Defense Minister Explains Tough Stance as Iron Dome Moved South After Escalation Following Gaza Border Incident
Tensions along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip erupted on Sunday, with the Israeli Air Force striking the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group after a...
