Posts Tagged: Operation Protective Edge Gaza
Bereaved Families Scold Netanyahu in Gaza War Hearing, PM Defends Operation
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended on Wednesday his government’s actions during 2014's Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, in the aftermath of a...
IDF Chief: Hamas Tunnels Do Not Pose Existential, Strategic Threat to Israel
The threat of Hamas tunnels is grave, but it does not constitute an existential or strategic threat to Israel, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot...
Hamas Chief Scoffs at ISIS Comparison During Interview With New Delhi TV
The leader of Hamas said last week that, unlike ISIS, whose “extremists kill on the basis of faith,” his organization is a “legitimate resistance movement.” Khaled...
Israeli Firm Sells 6 Drones to Switzerland for $250 Million
JNS.org - The Swiss Parliament on Monday approved the purchase of six Hermes 900 drones, at a cost of $250 million, from the Israeli manufacturer Elbit...
Reserve Soldiers Show Increased Faith in IDF, Survey Says
JNS.org - A newly released survey shows significant improvement in reserve soldiers’ faith in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The IDF surveys reservists twice a year to...
Top Israeli Jurists Crafting ‘Legal Iron Dome’ to Boost Public Diplomacy
JNS.org - Top Israeli legal experts came together this week to formulate a new strategy to bolster the public diplomacy efforts of Israel’s government. The project, promoted...
IDF Lone Soldier Killed in Gaza Honored With Torah Dedication
JNS.org - A year after his death in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge, IDF lone soldier Max Steinberg was honored with a Torah scroll dedication ceremony...
Former Gaza Inquiry Head Schabas Admits ‘Distortion’ in UN Focus on Israel
JNS.org - William Schabas, the former head of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into Israel’s summer 2014 Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, acknowledged in...
Israel Remembers Fallen Soldiers of Operation Protective Edge
JNS.org - Israel on Monday held a ceremony marking one year since last summer’s Operation Protective Edge against Hamas in Gaza at the Mount Herzl military...
IDF to Train Soldiers in Tunnel Warfare
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces will soon begin training soldiers serving in elite units in tunnel warfare, Army Radio reported Monday. The decision followed mission...
New Gaza War Report Praises Israel’s Efforts to Minimize Civilian Casualties
JNS.org - A new report on last summer's Gaza war praises Israel's efforts to minimize civilian casualties. The report, titled "2014 Gaza War Assessment: The...
Gazans Export Produce to Israel for First Time in Nearly a Decade
JNS.org - Israeli authorities have allowed a limited number of produce to be exported by Gaza into Israel for the first time in nearly...
Hamas Rejects Proposal for Five-Year Truce With Israel
JNS.org - The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has rejected a proposal for a five-year truce with Israel that would have included the lifting...
UN Panel Investigating Gaza War Asks for Extension on Report
JNS.org - A United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) panel that is investigating Israel's military operation in last summer's Gaza war, but not the...
