Tag: southern Gaza

Four of the five soldiers were killed in action in southern Gaza; the fifth died in northern Gaza.

Israeli forces have been engaged in close combat with Hamas terrorists in the city's central Almahata neighborhood near the Khan Younis town hall and elsewhere around Khan Younis.

"Yesterday, and today, we eliminated brigade commanders, company commanders, many operatives, and yesterday morning we started the same process in the southern Gaza Strip."

Efforts to replicate the rocket threat in the Gaza Strip have been nipped in the bud due to Israel’s intelligence network and nightly counter-terrorism raids.

Members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad evacuated from their headquarters and outposts in anticipation of Israeli air strikes.

An IDF tank struck a Hamas military observation post in southern Gaza, according to a statement by the IDF Spokesperson.

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.

Incidents at the border have increased from weekly events to near-daily attacks. The number of Gaza Arabs attempting to storm the security fence and the number of arson attacks is also on the rise.

An armed terrorist was also captured while infiltrating through the border fence. He was turned over for interrogation.

The Code Red incoming rocket siren was triggered overnight repeatedlyTuesday after midnight.

Minister Steintz instructed the Israel Electric Company not to endanger its employees, however, and to repair the damage only after a lull in the attacks.

The breach occurred near the Jewish community of Holit, according to a statement by the IDF Spokesperson.

"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."

An IDF tank fired a shell at four Gaza terrorists who approached the border security fence near Rafah, in southern Gaza. Two of the terrorists died.

Why did the Palestinian Authority Arab cross the security fence? Israel is trying to find out.

Egyptian authorities had already blown this particular tunnel up earlier in the week, but diggers were rebuilding it.

Another attempted infiltration prevented. But Minister Bennett is now warning the question of war is no longer "if" but rather, "when."

Although Israel did not respond to the gunfire that emanated from Lebanon, the IDF sent backup to the northern border near Metula.

IDF tanks fired artillery shells at a Hamas outpost after an earlier terror attack on Israeli soldiers along the border fence with Gaza.

The terrorists were armed with grenades and were caught infiltrating the security fence.

A tunnel worker in Gaza was accidentally electrocuted to death while digging his way to Egypt.

An armed Palestinian Authority Arab was caught by IDF soldiers overnight after he infiltrated into Israeli territory from southern Gaza. His motives were unclear.

Red Alert incoming rocket siren activated by mistake in Gaza Belt communities, Israeli officials said.

One Israeli soldier was injured Thursday in shelling by Hamas terrorists along the border with southern Gaza.