A huge barrage of rockets was fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel while a number of Palestinian fighters initiated a ground raid into Israel from Gaza, the Israeli military said Saturday as it hit back. This footage shows damage from rocket fire in several scenes. Accusing H...
JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on Monday, with one striking a home in the city of Sderot, Israeli sources said. The Israeli military said in a statement that the rockets were launched from northern Gaza. One of the rockets...
JERUSALEM, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Sunday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The rockets triggered warning sirens in the city, but no injuries or damage were reported. "Two pro...
At least five Grad rockets had been fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip in the four-day period from 22-25 March. A second battery was deployed around the southern port city of Ashkelon, the IDF announced on 4 April.DOUG RICHARDSON
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of rockets into Israel for a second straight day as the heaviest round of fighting in months showed
Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas, and said Hamas tunnels, military compounds, senior operatives' residences and weapons storage warehouses were among 750 military targets struck overnight. On Friday, fighters in the Gaza Strip fired hundreds of rockets towards Israel, a ...
Seven rockets were also fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip overnight, Israel's military said, as violence erupted in the country for the second night in a row. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the latest rocket fire, and both Palestinian faction...
Rocket fire has been rare since the informal cease-fire was reached last November. During the eight days of violence that month, the Israeli military said 1,500 rockets were fired at Israel, including the first from Gaza to strike the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem areas. The rocket attacks killed ...
Yesterday (Tuesday) night, another rocket fired from Gaza landed and exploded in the Hof Ashkelon region. Did that rocket make the difference between the acceptable “few rockets” and an unacceptable “many rockets”? How many grains constitute “a heap”? And how many rockets constitute “a ...
JERUSALEM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Militants in Gaza fired eight rockets from the Rafah area toward the Kerem Shalom Crossing area in Israel shortly after it reopened on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier, according to the Israeli army. ...