Last November, when two rockets fired from Gaza landed in Israel, they were initially attributed to a “mishap” – possibly triggered by lightning during stormy weather. There is no such excuse for the 40 or so rockets launched on Israel by Hamas over the weekend – some 30 within a few ...
At about 6.30 a.m. (0430 GMT) Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fired a huge barrage of rockets across southern Israel, with sirens heard as far away as Tel Aviv and Beersheba. Hamas said it had fired 5,000 rockets in a first barrage. Israel's military said 2,500 rockets were fired. S...
Hamas accused Israel of refusing to extend the ceasefire, but Israel and the U.S. said it was Hamas that brought the pause to a close by firing rockets into the Israeli city of Sderot. Talks aimed at achieving a more lasting peace fell apart but eventually...
With memories of the ‘al-Aqsa Intifada’s’ daily suicide bombings and shooting attacks long forgotten in Israel, Hamas’s threat was almost exclusively associated with the firing of rockets/missiles at Israel’s population centres, most of which could be intercepted by the Iron Dome system. ...
While Hamas’ rockets tore up Israeli buildings, right, and killed thousands, others were working to counter falsehoods about the attack online. dpa/picture alliance via Getty I “When Kanye West announced on social media in October 2022 that he was going to go ‘death con 3’ on the Jew...
Even then, the ability to rebuild will depend on the blockade, which critics have long decried as a form of collective punishment. Israel says it is needed to prevent Hamas from rebuilding its military capabilities, noting that cement and metal pipes can als...
Sinwar cynicism:Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren also said that the pier project posed a problem and predicted to JI that it was not beyond Hamas to fire rockets at the pier in an attempt to destroy it. Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ leader in Gaza, “has an interest in hav...
It’s been almost nine months since Oct. 7, and an end to the Israel-Hamas war seems nowhere in sight. Furthermore, an all-out war with Hezbollah seems inevitable. Everyone living in Israel is affected by this war. We all know of at least someone who was either taken hostage or kille...
The Israeli army says it struck a "Hamas control centre" but does not provide evidence and Hamas denies having a base at the school. As August continues,the region waits with baited breathto see how and if Iran and Hezbollah will respond to the recent assas...
Israel is home to sophisticated air defense systems—but some missiles still slip through. Iron Beam is Israel’s ultimate solution to aerial threats.