Gaza Strip- a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a Palestinian from Gaza" Gaza Israel,State of Israel,Yisrael,Zion,Sion- Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine ...
The attack was "a response" to a rocket fired earlier on Friday night from Gaza at southern Israel, according to the army. Both rockets were widely reported by Israeli media as a response to the capture on Friday and Saturday of four Palestinian prisoner escapees. The four...
Gaza is surrounded by defensive structures created by the Israel Defense Forces to counter Gazan terrorist attacks. This includes a sensor fence that rings the perimeter, an underground barrier to prevent and detect tunneling, and a naval barrier to prevent naval frogman infiltration. Rockets fired ...
Israeli Military Shoots Hamas Officer Dead; Rockets Fired at Jewish Settlement in GazaScott Wilson
The Israelis also justify their air attacks as retaliation against rockets launched by Hamas that have killed Israeli citizens. Why, then, did Hamas attack Israel? It was triggered by the expulsion of Palestinians from Jerusalem. But going further back in history, it started with the creation of...
example, when the United States or Israel bombs a power plant it often as not explains that it has been careful to bomb in the small hours when only a skeleton staff was in the building in order to minimise collateral damage. But this begs the question: why bomb the power plant at all...
Bennett reiterated the stance of many Israeli officials that the country has no choice but to fight back: “when someone says we want to annihilate you, shoots rockets and arms from about seven different proxies to kill you, you got to fight until you win and that's what we're going to...
Rockets fired from Gaza have presented a major strategic challenge to Israel. Military infrastructure runs through Gaza's cities, including rocket infrastructure. Launch sites, munitions storage, command & control centers, bunkers and more can be found throughout Gaza, much of it underground. In the...
Government considers escalation in face of fire from Gaza Strip. Iron Dome shoots down several rockets. Options include ground offensive, expanded air strikes, targeted killingsYAAKOV KATZ