Tag: Gaza border

Iron Dome fighters have intercepted more than 100 of the 460 launches that were identified as having been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.

"Every one of my grandchildren follows you constantly, and that’s really great.”

KKL personnel were on the scene to fight the fire along with firefighting teams, IDF soldiers and additional personnel.

At least eight fires erupted in Israeli agricultural fields and forest land by mid-afternoon Wednesday as a result of Hamas-flown incendiary balloons from Gaza.

The money is being allocated for emergency preparedness and for the maintenance of routine services for residents in the communities along the Gaza border.

“We are very close to a different kind of activity, an activity that will include very powerful blows. If it has sense, Hamas will ... stop these violent disturbances – now.”

“Our marches are not for the sake of solar (gasoline) or dollars. Our people have the right to live in dignity and end the blockade.”

“Israel will not tolerate a situation in which fuel trucks are allowed into Gaza on the one hand while on the other hand, terror and violence is carried out against IDF soldiers and citizens of Israel.”

Since October 2017, 15 tunnels in the Gaza Strip have been neutralized.

Some attackers managed to breach the border and set fire to an IDF military post while others hurled explosives, burning tires, hand grenades, Molotov cocktails and rocks at Israeli soldiers.

Since March 30, at least 8,000 acres of forest land and agricultural farmland has been destroyed due to Gaza arson terror.

IDF soldiers arrested the suspects when they reached the Israeli side of the border.

Thousands of Hamas-led Gaza residents stormed the security fence in another attempt to breach the border, hurling flaming tires, rocks and explosives at IDF soldiers.

IDF soldiers responded with standard riot control measures.

The security risk has ended.

"We're in a campaign. It involves exchanging blows. In the end, it's a test of will."

COGAT: "Apparently it’s not enough to destroy nature with kites; now falcons are being used for terror as well."

A Gaza terrorist threw a live grenade at the officer while trying to cross the security fence into Israeli territory, the IDF said.

Hamas attempted to justify its rocket attacks based on the IDF retaliation for Gaza's ongoing arson terror attacks.

"I did not ask President Macron to withdraw from the nuclear agreement, but I preferred to focus on stopping Iranian aggression in the region," Netanyahu told reporters.

"It was found that a small number of bullets were fired during the incident, and that no shots were deliberately or directly aimed towards her," the IDF Spokesperson said.

"The agenda was supposed to be a discussion on the current situation of the women of Sderot. But it somehow changed without our knowing about it to a discussion of how the women are doing in Gaza."

The IED terror kite landed near the Kerem Shalom land crossing. The IED attached to the kite was defused by Israeli Defense Forces. No injuries were reported.

"We had a day of relative calm along the Gazan border... because of the determination of the IDF soldiers. They are not defending us from some civilian demonstrations."

"They tell the child to go forward and he does. They trick him... People wear out and get fed up and I am one of these people."

"They are not coming for a peaceful coffee. They are coming to murder as many of us as they possibly can.”

This is not the first time confirmed terrorists have been found among those killed while carrying out terrorist activities during violence at the border.

“Something needs to be done about the fire kites. This time they landed in a field but next time it could easily land in a school, and then the tragedy would be greater.”

It's not clear what motivated Hamas to send its operatives home; however, Tuesday is the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Hamas dismantled the posts in order to remove obstacles, thus making it easier to intensify violence during the riots for Nakba Day, the IDF says.