Almost daily since the Israel-Hamas war began,Hezbollah rocketshave struck Israeli positions, including military posts, in northern Israel. Israel has also hit targets in southern Lebanon, and tens of thousands of people from border communities in both countries have been evacuated. A map shows Isr...
They said Israel was asking for more guarantees to ensure that Hezbollah’s weapons are removed from the border area. Israeli officials, concerned about the possibility of Hezbollah launching the kind of attack that Hamas carried out from Gaza into southern Israel, have said they would no...
TheIron Dome, a system of radar-guided missile launchers, has consistently blocked more than 90% of short-range rockets fired towards Israel. Image:An Israeli missile is launched from the Iron Dome anti-rocket system in the city of Ashdod. Pic: AP Mr Hinz says that the system has been ...
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It must be a horrible and soul-destroying thing to have invested so much of her life and career in a pretense such as that, even as it brought her opportunities and fame. She was and is talented; no denying that, but one does have to wonder if she would have been quite as famous ...
As I wrote before, this battle. like its predecessors, is about public awareness. Neither side is interested in capturing territories, Hamas does not really believe that its rockets provide it with a military advantage. The IDF and the Israeli leadership is not interested in reoccupying the Gaza...
In the footage viewed by Sky News, at least eight missiles were seen to have exploded in the direction of the base. The number of additional rockets visible suggest many more are likely to have impacted. This is a modal window. Video Unavailable ...
What a cease-fire requires above all, he said, is "is for Hamas to decide that its in its interest to stop firing those rockets." Secretary of State John Kerry, who pushed for negotiations when he took over as Secretary of State last year, said he is planning to go to the Middle Ea...