8 dec 2019
At least two Palestinians sustained moderate injuries, early Sunday morning, as Israeli fighter jets struck several locations in the northern besieged Gaza Strip, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported.
The two Palestinians were injured when Israeli warplanes bombed a location west of Gaza City, they were rushed to nearby Shifa Hospital for medical treatment.
The warplanes also bombed two other locations east of Gaza City and east of the town of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, causing serious damages to the sites bombed but no human casualties.
The Israeli occupation forces claimed that the airstrikes came in response to the purported firing of three projectiles from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, which were allegedly intercepted by the Iron Dome system.
Israeli Attacks Gaza After Alleged Rocket Fire
The Middle East Eye reported that Israeli aircraft carried out attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip, early Sunday, Palestinian security officials said, hours after three rockets were said to have been fired from the enclave.
Israel claims three rockets were launched from the besieged Gaza Strip towards southern Israel and intercepted by its Iron Dome defence system.
The strikes targeted two sites belonging to Al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, in northern Gaza, with another series of attacks at a Qassam site west of Gaza City, there were no immediate reports of injuries.
All three projectiles were reportedly intercepted by the Iron Dome defence system, the Israeli army said, amending an earlier statement according to which two of the three rockets were shot down.
Medics had treated three people in the southern Israeli town of Sderot who suffered minor injuries while seeking shelter as air raid sirens went off, according to the Magen David Adom emergency medical service.
Note the fact that it was not a ‘rocket’ that injured people in Israel, but the air raid siren.
A forum for the local councils of the Gaza border communities and the city of Sderot released a statement decrying “the substandard deterrence and failing policy of managing the security situation in the Gaza border communities”, Haaretz reported.
There were no immediate reports of material damage.
According to KAN Radio, Israeli aircraft were scrambled to the northern Strip three times on Saturday, following reports of suspicious activity near the border, but returned to base after checking that there had been no infiltration into Israel, the Jerusalem Post said.
Israel states that it holds the Hamas movement responsible for all rocket fire coming from the territory, although it has targeted other militant groups there.
Israel has imposed a land, air and sea blockade on the Gaza Strip since 2007, and inflicted three military offensives against the besieged enclave; 2008 – Operation Cast Lead, 2012 – Returning Echo, and 2014 – Operation Protective Edge.
It is important to remember the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3246; the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights.
This resolution reaffirmed the legitimacy of the peoples’ struggle for liberation from colonial and foreign domination and alien subjugation by all available means, including armed struggle.
The two Palestinians were injured when Israeli warplanes bombed a location west of Gaza City, they were rushed to nearby Shifa Hospital for medical treatment.
The warplanes also bombed two other locations east of Gaza City and east of the town of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, causing serious damages to the sites bombed but no human casualties.
The Israeli occupation forces claimed that the airstrikes came in response to the purported firing of three projectiles from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, which were allegedly intercepted by the Iron Dome system.
Israeli Attacks Gaza After Alleged Rocket Fire
The Middle East Eye reported that Israeli aircraft carried out attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip, early Sunday, Palestinian security officials said, hours after three rockets were said to have been fired from the enclave.
Israel claims three rockets were launched from the besieged Gaza Strip towards southern Israel and intercepted by its Iron Dome defence system.
The strikes targeted two sites belonging to Al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, in northern Gaza, with another series of attacks at a Qassam site west of Gaza City, there were no immediate reports of injuries.
All three projectiles were reportedly intercepted by the Iron Dome defence system, the Israeli army said, amending an earlier statement according to which two of the three rockets were shot down.
Medics had treated three people in the southern Israeli town of Sderot who suffered minor injuries while seeking shelter as air raid sirens went off, according to the Magen David Adom emergency medical service.
Note the fact that it was not a ‘rocket’ that injured people in Israel, but the air raid siren.
A forum for the local councils of the Gaza border communities and the city of Sderot released a statement decrying “the substandard deterrence and failing policy of managing the security situation in the Gaza border communities”, Haaretz reported.
There were no immediate reports of material damage.
According to KAN Radio, Israeli aircraft were scrambled to the northern Strip three times on Saturday, following reports of suspicious activity near the border, but returned to base after checking that there had been no infiltration into Israel, the Jerusalem Post said.
Israel states that it holds the Hamas movement responsible for all rocket fire coming from the territory, although it has targeted other militant groups there.
Israel has imposed a land, air and sea blockade on the Gaza Strip since 2007, and inflicted three military offensives against the besieged enclave; 2008 – Operation Cast Lead, 2012 – Returning Echo, and 2014 – Operation Protective Edge.
It is important to remember the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3246; the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights.
This resolution reaffirmed the legitimacy of the peoples’ struggle for liberation from colonial and foreign domination and alien subjugation by all available means, including armed struggle.
30 nov 2019
Attack follows two hours after rocket lands in open area in Eshkol Regional Council; IDF strikes Hamas military post in northern Strip in response; strikes come after 16-year-old Palestinian protester shot dead during clashes at Gaza border fence
Rocket sirens sounded at 11pm Friday in the southern city of Ashkelon and the kibbutzim of Karmia and Zikim near the border with the Gaza Strip.
The IDF said that the projectiles fired from Gaza at Israel were not rockets, adding that the air raid warning and air defense system functioned as required.
The Friday night attack from Gaza came just two hours after a rocket fired from the Hamas-run coastal enclave fell in an open area of Eshkol Regional Council, close to the border with the Strip.
There was no damage or injury caused in the attack.
The IDF struck a Hamas military in northern Gaza in response.
The rocket attacks follow the death Friday afternoon of 16-year-old Palestinian Fahed al-Astal, who was shot in the stomach by IDF troops during a protest along the border fence. Four other people were wounded, according to Gaza officials.
The protest took place despite a decision by Hamas to suspend the weekly "March of Return" demonstration for the third consecutive week, in line with a request from Israel as part of negotiations for a sustained period of calm in Gaza.
A member of the "March of Return" steering committee said after the death of the teen that Israel was responsible for the loss of life and called on protesters to turn out for a demonstration next week.
The IDF said the claims regarding of the circumstances of the boy's death would be investigated, adding that dozens of rioters had arrived the border independently, tried to sabotage the fence and threw explosives at the IDF troops there.
Also Friday, Palestinians said that one of the Islamic Jihad operatives hurt during the most recent round of violence had succumbed to his wounds.
The organization threatened at the end of the flare-up that the killing of protesters at the Gaza fence by the IDF would lead to a military response - but the organization has so far not claimed responsibility for launching the rockets on Friday night.
Hamas said earlier Friday that contacts have been renewed over the past two days between the organization and various mediators, primarily Egyptian intelligence officials, regarding reaching an agreement with Israel over calm in Gaza.
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is considered very close to the organization, reported that UN special envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov is expected to meet in the coming days with the Hamas leadership in order to complete the negotiations on the agreement.
Rocket sirens sounded at 11pm Friday in the southern city of Ashkelon and the kibbutzim of Karmia and Zikim near the border with the Gaza Strip.
The IDF said that the projectiles fired from Gaza at Israel were not rockets, adding that the air raid warning and air defense system functioned as required.
The Friday night attack from Gaza came just two hours after a rocket fired from the Hamas-run coastal enclave fell in an open area of Eshkol Regional Council, close to the border with the Strip.
There was no damage or injury caused in the attack.
The IDF struck a Hamas military in northern Gaza in response.
The rocket attacks follow the death Friday afternoon of 16-year-old Palestinian Fahed al-Astal, who was shot in the stomach by IDF troops during a protest along the border fence. Four other people were wounded, according to Gaza officials.
The protest took place despite a decision by Hamas to suspend the weekly "March of Return" demonstration for the third consecutive week, in line with a request from Israel as part of negotiations for a sustained period of calm in Gaza.
A member of the "March of Return" steering committee said after the death of the teen that Israel was responsible for the loss of life and called on protesters to turn out for a demonstration next week.
The IDF said the claims regarding of the circumstances of the boy's death would be investigated, adding that dozens of rioters had arrived the border independently, tried to sabotage the fence and threw explosives at the IDF troops there.
Also Friday, Palestinians said that one of the Islamic Jihad operatives hurt during the most recent round of violence had succumbed to his wounds.
The organization threatened at the end of the flare-up that the killing of protesters at the Gaza fence by the IDF would lead to a military response - but the organization has so far not claimed responsibility for launching the rockets on Friday night.
Hamas said earlier Friday that contacts have been renewed over the past two days between the organization and various mediators, primarily Egyptian intelligence officials, regarding reaching an agreement with Israel over calm in Gaza.
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is considered very close to the organization, reported that UN special envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov is expected to meet in the coming days with the Hamas leadership in order to complete the negotiations on the agreement.
27 nov 2019
Bennett warns Hamas after overnight rocket salvo on southern Israel leads to IDF retaliatory airstrikes; terror faction says Israel doesn't get to dictate new conflict rules
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett warned the Gaza terror factions Wednesday morning that Israel will respond to any rockets fired at Israeli territory, whether they hit population centers or not.
"We deem a rocket that does not cause damage to be the same as a rocket that does," Naftali Bennett wrote in a tweet. "Whoever shoots – gets hit."
Hamas responded on Wednesday to the airstrikes, calling the Israeli military 'delusional' for trying to allegedly impose new conflict rules on the organization.
"The Israeli enemy is delusional if it thinks it could impose new conflict rules on Hamas," said the terror group. "Hamas and its military wing have the capabilities to prove the Israeli leadership's ignorance."
IDF warplanes attacked Hamas military targets in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday night after two rockets were launched at Israel from the coastal enclave controlled by the terror group.
One of the rockets was intercepted by the Iron Dome and the other landed in an open area.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that some of the targets in the two waves of airstrikes included Hamas underground military facilities.
"We deem a rocket that does not cause damage to be the same as a rocket that does," Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday morning.
Rocket alert sirens sounded in the southern city of Sderot and the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council at around 8:50 pm, followed shortly by two loud explosions.
The army later issued an official statement confirming the launch, which comes just two weeks after the latest cross border flare-up between Israel and the Palestinian factions in the Strip.
One woman appears to have been hurt while making her way to a bomb shelter and needed medical treatment. No other casualties or damage was reported.
On Monday the military also said a rocket launch from Gaza was detected but the projectile landed in an open area outside the Eshkol Regional Council close to the Gaza border. Rocket alert sirens did not sound prior to that.
For the past two weeks, a tenuous ceasefire has been observed after yet another round of violence on the volatile border.
The latest round of fighting was triggered when Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad, deeming him an imminent threat.
The IDF said the operation, dubbed "Black Belt," was a successful mission, involving personnel from across the branches of the military working together with "initiative, subterfuge and surgical precision."
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett warned the Gaza terror factions Wednesday morning that Israel will respond to any rockets fired at Israeli territory, whether they hit population centers or not.
"We deem a rocket that does not cause damage to be the same as a rocket that does," Naftali Bennett wrote in a tweet. "Whoever shoots – gets hit."
Hamas responded on Wednesday to the airstrikes, calling the Israeli military 'delusional' for trying to allegedly impose new conflict rules on the organization.
"The Israeli enemy is delusional if it thinks it could impose new conflict rules on Hamas," said the terror group. "Hamas and its military wing have the capabilities to prove the Israeli leadership's ignorance."
IDF warplanes attacked Hamas military targets in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday night after two rockets were launched at Israel from the coastal enclave controlled by the terror group.
One of the rockets was intercepted by the Iron Dome and the other landed in an open area.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that some of the targets in the two waves of airstrikes included Hamas underground military facilities.
"We deem a rocket that does not cause damage to be the same as a rocket that does," Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday morning.
Rocket alert sirens sounded in the southern city of Sderot and the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council at around 8:50 pm, followed shortly by two loud explosions.
The army later issued an official statement confirming the launch, which comes just two weeks after the latest cross border flare-up between Israel and the Palestinian factions in the Strip.
One woman appears to have been hurt while making her way to a bomb shelter and needed medical treatment. No other casualties or damage was reported.
On Monday the military also said a rocket launch from Gaza was detected but the projectile landed in an open area outside the Eshkol Regional Council close to the Gaza border. Rocket alert sirens did not sound prior to that.
For the past two weeks, a tenuous ceasefire has been observed after yet another round of violence on the volatile border.
The latest round of fighting was triggered when Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad, deeming him an imminent threat.
The IDF said the operation, dubbed "Black Belt," was a successful mission, involving personnel from across the branches of the military working together with "initiative, subterfuge and surgical precision."
Israeli warplanes at dawn Wednesday launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, with no reported casualties.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the dawn aerial attacks targeted a resistance site in the west of Khan Younis and an agricultural plot of land in the east of Shuja’iyya. video
Earlier after midnight, a warplane fired at least five missiles at the Ein Jalout site, which belongs to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, in the southwest of Khan Younis.
A spokesman for the Israeli occupation army claimed the air raids were carried out in response to the launch of two rockets from Gaza towards Israeli areas on Tuesday evening. video
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the dawn aerial attacks targeted a resistance site in the west of Khan Younis and an agricultural plot of land in the east of Shuja’iyya. video
Earlier after midnight, a warplane fired at least five missiles at the Ein Jalout site, which belongs to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, in the southwest of Khan Younis.
A spokesman for the Israeli occupation army claimed the air raids were carried out in response to the launch of two rockets from Gaza towards Israeli areas on Tuesday evening. video
24 nov 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening shot down a small drone as it was flying near the border fence in the southern Gaza Strip.
According to Israeli news reports, the drone, which was not carrying any explosives or dangerous materials, was taken in for review after its remains were found on the Israeli side of the border.
Last month, the army shot down two drones in Gaza in separate incidents.
The incident followed a quiet weekend along the Gaza border, where for the second week running Friday protest marches were called off.
According to Israeli news reports, the drone, which was not carrying any explosives or dangerous materials, was taken in for review after its remains were found on the Israeli side of the border.
Last month, the army shot down two drones in Gaza in separate incidents.
The incident followed a quiet weekend along the Gaza border, where for the second week running Friday protest marches were called off.
17 nov 2019
PM says Israeli security forces 'maintain complete freedom of action' as the truce, reached 3 days ago after assassination of top Islamic Jihad commander, appears to barely hold
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that Israel has not “committed to anything” when it comes to the situation in Gaza as the fragile truce reached three days ago still holds.
The remarks come after the Iron Dome defense system intercepted two rockets fired by Palestinian militants at the city of Be’er Sheva on Saturday, shaking an already tenuous ceasefire after yet another cross-border flare up. The latest round of fighting was triggered on Tuesday when Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad, deeming him an imminent threat.
Speaking during the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said the latest round of fighting has not changed Israel’s policy when it comes to the Hamas-controlled enclave.
“I would like to reiterate - Israel has not committed to anything,” he said. “We maintain complete freedom of action and we will hurt whoever tries to hurt us.”
The rocket launch at Israel’s largest southern city early Saturday morning, prompted Israeli military to respond with a number of air strikes on militant targets belonging to Hamas, which appeared to have stayed on the sidelines during the latest flare-up.
“Over the weekend, Hamas fired rockets at Be’er Sheva,” said Netanyahu. “I instructed the IDF to immediately attack Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. “We are prepared for any scenario and the security forces know exactly which plans they must implement to defend the State of Israel in any arena.”
Israel’s leader went on to thank the security forces for successfully carrying out the targeted killing of terror leader Baha Abu al-Ata, an operation dubbed “Black Belt.”
“I would also like to thank the members of the government for unanimously approving the important decision to embark on this operation,” he said. “The goals of the operation were fully met.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that Israel has not “committed to anything” when it comes to the situation in Gaza as the fragile truce reached three days ago still holds.
The remarks come after the Iron Dome defense system intercepted two rockets fired by Palestinian militants at the city of Be’er Sheva on Saturday, shaking an already tenuous ceasefire after yet another cross-border flare up. The latest round of fighting was triggered on Tuesday when Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad, deeming him an imminent threat.
Speaking during the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said the latest round of fighting has not changed Israel’s policy when it comes to the Hamas-controlled enclave.
“I would like to reiterate - Israel has not committed to anything,” he said. “We maintain complete freedom of action and we will hurt whoever tries to hurt us.”
The rocket launch at Israel’s largest southern city early Saturday morning, prompted Israeli military to respond with a number of air strikes on militant targets belonging to Hamas, which appeared to have stayed on the sidelines during the latest flare-up.
“Over the weekend, Hamas fired rockets at Be’er Sheva,” said Netanyahu. “I instructed the IDF to immediately attack Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. “We are prepared for any scenario and the security forces know exactly which plans they must implement to defend the State of Israel in any arena.”
Israel’s leader went on to thank the security forces for successfully carrying out the targeted killing of terror leader Baha Abu al-Ata, an operation dubbed “Black Belt.”
“I would also like to thank the members of the government for unanimously approving the important decision to embark on this operation,” he said. “The goals of the operation were fully met.”
16 nov 2019
Israeli warplanes at dawn Saturday bombed several sites belonging to the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip.
According to reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC), an Israeli military helicopter fired several missiles at a resistance post in Beit Lahia before a jet fighter bombed the same site, causing material damage to it.
Warplanes also bombed other resistance sites, including ones belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas.
Among the bombed sites was the naval post, which was struck with four missiles.
A statement by the Israeli occupation army said it launched aerial attacks on Hamas posts in response to rocket fire from Gaza, adding that its anti-missile batteries intercepted two rockets over Beersheba city.
According to reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC), an Israeli military helicopter fired several missiles at a resistance post in Beit Lahia before a jet fighter bombed the same site, causing material damage to it.
Warplanes also bombed other resistance sites, including ones belonging to al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas.
Among the bombed sites was the naval post, which was struck with four missiles.
A statement by the Israeli occupation army said it launched aerial attacks on Hamas posts in response to rocket fire from Gaza, adding that its anti-missile batteries intercepted two rockets over Beersheba city.
