Posts Tagged: Gaza border violence
1 Palestinian Reportedly Killed in Renewed Gaza Border Violence
One Palestinian rioter -- a 24-year-old man -- was reportedly killed on Friday in renewed unrest on the Israel-Gaza Strip border. According to Gaza health officials,...
Israel ‘Changed the Rules of the Game’ With Hamas, Netanyahu Says After Latest Gaza Flare-Up
In the aftermath of this weekend’s violent flare-up in the south, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted on Monday that Israel had “changed the rules of...
Israel-Gaza Border Falls Quiet as Ceasefire Takes Hold
A surge in deadly violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out overnight with Palestinian officials reporting that Egypt had mediated a ceasefire on Monday...
Two Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Shooting Incident on Gaza Border
Two IDF soldiers were wounded in a shooting incident on Friday on the Israel-Gaza Strip border. The soldiers -- a male in moderate condition with a...
Israel Says UN Gaza War Crimes Report Biased Against It
Israel said on Thursday a UN report critical of its use of lethal force during Palestinian protests on the Gaza border was biased and should have...
Gaza Border Tensions High Amid Renewed Explosive-Rigged Balloon Attacks
Two explosive devices attached to balloons launched from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip detonated over Israeli territory on Monday evening, causing no injuries or damage. At the...
UN Human Rights Council Derided as ‘Dangerous Joke’ After Issuing Anti-Israel Report on Gaza Border Violence
A number of prominent Jewish groups disputed on Thursday a UN panel’s finding that Israel may have committed war crimes in its handling of Hamas-orchestrated riots...
Israeli Gunfire Kills Gaza Rioter at Border Demonstration
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager and wounded around 40 others at a protest attended by thousands on the Gaza Strip border on Friday,...
IDF Troops Face Off Against 8,000 Palestinian Rioters in Latest Gaza Border Unrest
IDF troops faced off against around 8,000 Palestinian rioters on the Israel-Gaza Strip border on Friday, as weekly Hamas-orchestrated unrest continued. According to Palestinian health officials,...
Israel-Gaza Border Quiets Down as Egypt Pushes for Calm
Crowds of Palestinians demonstrated along the Israel-Gaza Strip border on Friday but in fewer numbers and with less fury than has been seen for months as...
Four Palestinian Rioters Killed in Gaza Border Disturbances
Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians and wounded at least 50 during riots along the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian medical officials claimed. The...
Defense Ministry Orders Gaza Border Crossings Reopened After Weaker Friday Riots
JNS.org - Israel’s Defense Ministry ordered the Kerem Shalom goods crossing and Erez pedestrian crossing from Gaza to Israel to be reopened on Sunday morning, noting...
Amid Heightened Tensions With Hamas, Israel Beefs Up Armored Forces on Gaza Border
Israel ramped up its armored forces along the Gaza border on Thursday in a daylight show of force, a day after a Palestinian rocket destroyed a...
Netanyahu Threatens Hamas With ‘Powerful Blows’ Amid Latest Gaza Violence Flare-Up
Following a weekend that saw around 15,000 Palestinian rioters wreak violence on the Gaza border, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Hamas...