IDF & Security

Gaza Arabs nicknamed Friday's events "Jum'at al-Kawshook" – "Tires Friday."

Greenblatt: "We condemn leaders and protesters who call for violence or who send protesters - including children - to the fence, knowing that they may be injured or killed."

IDF soldiers were faced with several tasks at once, but paramount among those was the need to protect the Israeli civilians living nearby.

"We were very successful against ISIS. But sometimes it’s time to come back home, and we’re thinking about that very seriously, okay?”

“The challenges on the Gaza border are varied and complex. The people of Israel have someone upon whom to rely."

Netanyahu: The "sole purpose [of the Hamas-driven riots at the Gaza border] is to provide cover for terrorists to carry out terror attacks against Israel."

“The discovery of firebombs is more proof [the Hamas-driven riots] on Friday were a cover for terrorist acts."

"Terrorist organizations are trying to exploit Israel’s desire to ease restrictions on civilians, this time in the area of fishing, in order to promote terror attacks."

Finally, an adult voice interjected into the debate.

Here's a question: what prevents the IDF from setting those tires on fire Thursday?

Tuesday’s death brings to 18 since Friday the number of Gazans killed while engaged in actively threatening or attacking the security fence or IDF soldiers along the border.

Miraculously, there were no physical injuries reported, according to United Hatzolah of Judea and Samaria.

Dozens of Arabs were rioting at the time at the security fence along the border with northern Gaza. Renewed rioting has broken out sporadically a number of times since the massive swarm that took place on Friday.

One of the main motivations behind such actions is money – plain and simple -- due to Ramallah's "pay to slay" policy.

The effort is reminiscent of the immortal running sketch of the Kids in the Hall troop, where Mark McKinney peeks at unsuspecting bystanders through his clenched fingers and declares, "I crush your head."

France may be next to recognize a Palestinian State following a meeting of Presidents Macron and Trump on April 22.

Like a true colonialist, Senator Sanders already knows what the problems of the Middle East are, and how a US intervention would solve them for eternity.

One wonders how much spare time a tunnel digger actually has these days. Perhaps he has more than we realize.

“Israel will not rest, and the residents of Gaza will know no peace until the Israelis are returned from Gaza and our fallen soldiers are brought to rest in Israel.”

Rabbi Rontzki expanded the IDF Jewish Awareness Department and even attempted to force the Army Radio to stop broadcasting on Shabbat.

The IDF released the names and backgrounds of 10 of the known terrorists killed along the Gaza fence as part of Hamas's March of Terror.

"Hamas Terror Organization – who are you trying to fool? You are sending armed men to the fence in order to endanger the lives of women and children."

This is not the first time that Hamas and its allies have used riots at the border as cover for surreptitious terrorist activities.

"Anyone who mistakenly views in this murderous spectacle even an iota of freedom of expression is blind to the threats the State of Israel faces."

After the crash, a second UAV of the Israel Air Force destroyed the crashed aircraft on the ground.

"The blood of the Palestinians who were killed was not spilled in vain..."

15 Gazan Arabs were killed on Friday. According to the IDF, they were all terrorists who attempted to use the cover of the demonstrators to shoot or otherwise harm IDF soldiers.

This report is being updated regularly.

The IDF is preparing for the possibility of extremist Salafis merging with the masses during Friday's planned rallies and shooting at army forces, thus provoking the bloodshed Israel fears most.

Israeli security forces have prepared for a variety of possible scenarios.