Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

A tanker truck carrying potasium bromide was hit by a rocket. No reports of injuries

8:52 AM There are 3 confirmed dead in the rocket strike in Kiryat Melachi, and a baby is injured, in moderate condition. The rocket hit...

Three dead in Kiryat Malachi, 30 injured. In Ashdod two are lightly injured from a Grad rocket.

8:40 AM In the past 20 minutes, 30-40 rockets fired from Gaza. There was a direct hit on a house in Kiryat Melachi. Reports...

Two missiles launched since midnight (total 104 since the operation began Wednesday afternoon. Three terrorists were killed in Khan Yunis that were firing rockets towards...

YNET reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu has spoken with US President Obama and updated him on the IDF operation in Gaza, and thanked him...

Palestinian Authority begs the UN to force Israel to stop the"aggression" against the Palestinian people.  

Unconfirmed reports from Arab media: Syria has attacked Israeli bases in Golan in retaliation to the aggression on Gaza. Unconfirmed. Investigating... Update: As this report...

The cabinet officially gave the IDF open-ended permission to call up reserve soldiers to fight against Gaza.

IDF Radio confirms that Israeli Embassy staff in Egypt are returning home due to security concerns. It's not known if Israel's ambassador will be returning...

IDF Radio reports that 70 rockets were fire at Israel from Gaza today. 25 were successfully intercepted. One woman was injured y shrapnel in...

Conflicting reports on IDF radio. Egyptian sources claim entire Israeli diplomatic staff returning home to Israel. Reuters says that the embassy staff are remaining...

The spokesperson confirmed that Iron Dome batteries have successfully intercepted 17 rockets over major Israeli cities.

IDF announces that not only did they destroy most of the long-range Fajr missiles, but also Hamas's unmanned military drone program. (GLZ 23:41) Hamas...

Arab and Leftwing Students from Hebrew University in Jerusalem will be demonstrating for solidarity with Hamas tomorrow at 12:00 PM at the Mount Scopus...

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IDF Naval Warships firing at terrorist positions in Gaza.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak made the following statement at a press conference earlier this evening (Wednesday, 14 November 2012), at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv:

As of 10:44 PM, a total of 55 rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza. 10:55 PM Ashkelon hit by rocket in attack from 10:51. No...

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Israel's ambassador to Egypt left Egypt suddenly, with no explanation.

You can help a family from Israel's south this Shabbat.

Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Warren issued a statement on behalf of the United States backing Israel's decision to conduct targeted attacks against sources of terror against civilians in the south of the country.

Al-Ahram newspaper online reports:

A Twitter account which alleges itself to be the "The official web site of Al Qassam Brigades in Palestine" is simul-tweeting its military responses to Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense ("Amud Anan") for its almost 4,000 followers.

Britain's Foreign Office issued a statement following the targeted killing of Hamas terror chief Ahmad Jabari:

 Barzilai hospital moving all patients to protected area.

Channel 1 reports that missiles shot at Dimona. Missile landed north of Dimona. Girl injured from shrapnel.

Egyptian military sources confirmed on Wednesday that missiles were launched from the northern Sinai town of Rafah at the Israeli kibbutz Kerem Shalom, Egypt...