Posts Tagged: Operation Pillar of Defense
Gaza Rockets Strike Ashkelon, Northern Negev
JNS.org - Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired rockets into southern Israel in two separate incidents on Thursday, Israel Hayom reported. A Qassam rocket exploded in...
Israel’s Shin Bet: Terror Attacks in Judea and Samaria Doubled in 2013
JNS.org - A report released by the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) shows that terror attacks in Judea and Samaria more than doubled in...
IDF Says Hamas Severely Weakened During Operation Pillar of Defense
Israel Defense Forces Southern Command officers said that Gaza based terror group Hamas has been greatly weakened since Operation Pillar of Defense, last year, Israeli daily Ma'ariv...
Netanyahu to Cabinet: ‘We Have Witnessed an Increase in Terrorist Actions in Recent Weeks’
Israel has seen an uptick in terrorism in the West Bank and Gaza in recent weeks, Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of his weekly...
IDF Chief Says Many Secret Operations Have Been Carried Out on Golan Front
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday met with the IDF General Staff forum, including Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz,...
Three Gaza Rockets Shatter Calm in Southern Israel
JNS.org - Three Qassam rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward southern Israel on Thursday, ending several weeks of calm in the area. No...
Committee Finds Israel Air Force Innocent of Criminal Negligence During Operation Pillar of Defense
More than half a year after Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense ended, a special investigations committee headed by Maj. Gen. Noam Tibon has thus far...
Netanyahu Warns: ‘The Israeli Home Front is More Accessible to the Enemy’
At a meeting of Israel's Emergency Economy Committee to summarize this week's home front drill, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of the country's increased...
Iconic Gaza Photo Said to be Digitally ‘Manipulated,’ Under Investigation
Times of Israel - On November 20, 2012, during Operation Pillar of Defense in the Gaza Strip, Swedish photojournalist Paul Hansen snapped a...
Newseum Will “Re-Evaluate” Inclusion of Hamas Members on List of Honorees
After a public outcry, The Newseum is reconsidering honoring two Hamas "journalists" killed during Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense last November. The Newseum's manager of media...
NGO Monitor: B’Tselem Report Includes ‘Fundamental Distortions of International Law’
A report released Thursday by the Israeli organization B'Tselem, on the November conflict between Israel and Gaza terrorists that "challenges the common perception in the...
5th Iron Dome Battery Deployed in Eilat as ‘Precaution’
A fifth Iron Dome battery is now fully operational in Eilat. The IDF said the deployment was part of the general operational procedure of the...
Following UN Report, Major Jewish Groups Call for Media Outlets to be Held Accountable
Several Jewish organizations have responded to a UN report that contradicts claims made by several news outlets and human rights groups following the death of...
Report: Iron Dome Battery Was Inoperable for Weeks in Northern Israel
Despite the many plaudits it has received since its successful "premier" during Israel's November conflict with Gaza terrorists, it was revealed Tuesday that the Iron...
