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...
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...
When it does, airstrikes will likely resume and troops will continue their push throughout northern Gaza before their expected foray into the south at an unknown time. Gaza residents will have to brace for a resumption of hostilities. A break in fighting would also grant Hamas time t...
[native] Israelis tell me they limit the amount of news they watch, while people like me, I would say, are constantly checking the news to see what happened an hour ago, if there were more rockets from the North... because we know that a larger war could take place at any time. ...
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...
Israel is home to sophisticated air defense systems—but some missiles still slip through. Iron Beam is Israel’s ultimate solution to aerial threats.
Terrorist group Hamas, based in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, launched a brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, firing at least 2,200 rockets into the country and killing hundreds—the latest chapter in a war that has carried on for decades. In the weeks following, the t...
On Simchat Torah 5784, one year ago, over 1,200 Israeli civilians lost their lives in acts of barbarity that immediately thrust us into theIsrael-Hamas war, which expanded to seven fronts and is still ongoing; currently, most intensely in Lebanon. ...
Hamas ousted Fatah from the strip and began firing rockets at Israel.Eighteen years laterThese are the lessons Israel learnt – the hard way. This is why the Israeli peace camp imploded – as Israelis became aware that there is no Palestinian peace partner. It does not mean that there are...