Of the estimated 11 Hamas fighters who landed on the beach, two or three were killed by naval gunfire shortly after landing. The surviving terrorists began randomly targeting civilians on the beach. Hearing the shooting, four soldiers of the Golani Brigade’s 51st battalion stationed at the Erez...
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Two IDF soldiers were severely injured in the operation while "numerous" Hamas terrorists who "took part in the abducting and holding of hostages were killed," the IDF said. "The IDF continues to operate in a variety of operational and ...
In the room where the snipers are stationed, I find the platoon sergeant directing his men. Within the hour, they detect and take down two terrorists. “The snipers here kill the most. Dozens. The record holder in the next building killed a terrorist from 1,250 meters” the sergeant tells...
10.IDF officials insisted that the attack had killed two senior Hamas commanders, and that it was investigating the deaths of civilians in the area. 11.“IDF soldiers are not waking up in the morning, putting their boots on the ground, with direct orders to go kill innocent civilians in Ga...
According to the IDF's website, Israeli soldiers are expected to uphold traditions of the IDF, of the Jewish people, the State of Israel and "universal moral values based on the value and dignity of human life." In a post on the aforementioned site, CPT Daniel, the Chief Rabbi of the...
“You have to be ready at all times, and response times have to be as quick as possible. Because they can come out of a hole 100 meters or one kilometer from the soldiers. This is what they have used their money and support from all around the world in recent years [to do].” ...
There has also been a surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 395 people in the territory since Oct. 7, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The ongoing war began after Hamas-led militants launched...
Israel to explain Gaza electricity, water cut-off On the flipside, Hagari said that Israel will likely explain to the world later today what its legal position is on cutting off Gaza's electricity and water. Israeli soldiers patrol on a road near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel...
Shejaia was the focus of IDF operations last December and is historically acenter of Hamas activity. When the IDF entered Shejaia in December, there was a reckoning to be had. The commander of the Golani’s 13th Battalion, Col. Tomer Grinberg, was killed fighting there in mid-December. ...