Posts Tagged: Gaza Border
Israeli Military Said to Be Making Significant Progress in Shoring Up Gaza Border Defenses
The IDF is making significant progress in its efforts to shore up defenses along the Gaza border, including an underground barrier, an above-ground fence and...
Hamas Is Driving Toward a Dead End
JNS.org - Despite the efforts to secure understandings with Hamas for a ceasefire, Israel is struggling to restore peace and quiet along the Gaza border....
Mothers From Southern Israel Tell Stories of Life Under Rocket Fire
The Israeli Foreign Ministry released a video on Thursday showing Israeli mothers who live near the border with the Gaza Strip describing what it is...
IDF Officer Wounded by Gaza Sniper, Israel Responds With Tank Fire
An IDF officer was wounded on Tuesday by sniper fire from the Gaza Strip. According to the Hebrew news site Mako, the officer was hit along the...
Outgoing IDF Chief: ‘We’ve Foiled the Smuggling of 15-20,000 Rockets’ to Hamas in Gaza
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot -- who is retiring this month -- revealed on Tuesday that the Israeli military has thwarted the shipment of...
IDF to Deploy Drones in Fight Against Incendiary Balloons on Gaza Border
The IDF is preparing to deploy a fleet of small drones to combat the use of incendiary kites and balloons by Palestinian terrorists in the...
Incendiary Kites Launched From Gaza Spark 20 Fires in Southern Israel
Twenty fires were set off in southern Israel by incendiary kites launched from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Saturday. According to the Hebrew news site Walla,...
Massive ‘Terror Kite’ Fire Destroys One Third of Israeli Nature Reserve
JNS.org - Severe damage to an Israeli nature reserve over the weekend is being blamed on “terror kites,” kites affixed with incendiaries and flown by...
Human Rights Watch: Israel Should Let Gazans Break Through the Fence, Since They Pose No Danger
Sari Bashi, the "Israel and Palestine advocacy director" at Human Rights Watch (HRW) -- who never advocates for Israel -- wrote another anti-Israel screed in Foreign Policy that shows...
Hamas Caught Smuggling Rocket Material as Israel Considers Re-Opening Gaza Border
Israel's Tax Authority says that it intercepted roughly four tons of ammonium chloride -- enough to produce hundreds of rockets -- that were being smuggled into the Gaza Strip. The...
Five Rockets Fired at Southern Israel From Gaza
JNS.org - Five rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip on Friday night, with two of the rockets hitting inside Israeli territory and the others...
Israeli Defense Minister to Discuss ‘Smart’ Fence on Gaza Border
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon was expected to discuss a plan to build specialized barriers as part of a “smart” fence system to protect...
Egypt Destroys Weapons-Smuggling Tunnel Under Gaza Border
JNS.org - Egyptian security forces recently destroyed a 0.75-mile-long tunnel near Rafah under the border between the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza that was used...
The UN’s Tunnel Vision
The "offensive tunnels," through which Gaza terrorists crept into Israel eight years ago, killed two of Gilad Shalit 's comrades, wounded two others and kidnapped...
