Tag: Gaza border

Foreign workers pick up the slack and farm the land down south, near the Gaza border.

A staging area.

"We were not sure if this soldier had survived and it was a great relief for us to hear that he had. It was really moving to meet with him.”

Many southern Israeli residents had already resolved to spend the night in their safe spaces in anticipation of a possible rocket attack.

The suspect was not armed.

While Gadot frequently speaks out in support of Israel's soldiers, she was chastised on Israeli social media for not speaking out against rocket fire by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

The roads around the Gaza border communities are locked down in fear of an impending terror attack from Islamic Jihad in Gaza.

The IDF also issued a limited call-up of some 100 reservists and a one-off recruitment of special forces to help secure the Gaza border area.

"Hamas launches attacks from within population centers towards population centers. The whole world must see this crime against humanity."

All agricultural work near the Gaza border has been ordered halted.

The multi-million dollar concrete wall is fitted with sensors and reaches dozens of meters deep into the ground, standing six meters high above ground level.

Ashkelon residents reported hearing explosions in various areas of the city but it is not clear what caused the sounds.

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Dep. DM Avi Dichter warns: “Israel cannot tolerate a terrorist entity that threatens its citizens and holds the ability to disrupt their lives.”

The rocket siren was triggered in the Gaza border community of Nir Am.

"After our soldiers arrived at the scene, the terrorists hurled an explosive device at them. In response, our soldiers opened fire at the terrorists.

No rocket explosion was heard and no rocket fire was identified.

Israeli soldiers once again faced stone-throwers, sound bombs, burning tires and other threats.

IDF soldiers responded to the violence with tear gas and when deemed necessary, with live fire as well.

Police warned the public: "If you come across any suspicious object, call the emergency hotline and leave it to be examined by the professionals."

No property damage and no injuries were reported.

The IDF responded with standard riot dispersal measures and in some cases, gunfire.

A Red Alert incoming rocket siren was activated solely in limited areas and in open spaces due to the launch, as required.

“The demonstrations . . . included throwing a large quantity of IEDs, grenades and Molotov cocktails being thrown."

siren was activated Wednesday night at around 9:15 pm in the Gaza border community of Netiv Ha’Asara.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu subsequently called a meeting of the Political-Security Cabinet to discuss the escalation on the northern and southern borders.

There has been no official change in the security guidelines for residents by the IDF Home Front Command.

It’s not yet clear which ministry will pay for the project, which is intended to supplement another barrier designed earlier this year.

That soldier and hundreds of others like her monitor Israel’s borders with cameras and other electronic technology, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

One of the four climbed the fence and threw a grenade at a Golani Brigade soldier. In response, all four operatives were shot and killed.