IDF
“Momentum” places emphasis on advanced air and ground defenses, cyber warfare • IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi: “We will make IDF faster, more precise, deadlier.”
Rockets landed in open territory, causing no damage • Israeli strikes targeted a Hamas military compound • IDF: “This strike will impede the Hamas terror organization’s future abilities.”
Air defense is only a part of the Israeli military’s security initiatives. The wider response is based on a rapid ground maneuver into enemy territory to destroy systems firing on civilians
The family of Sanad al-Turman’ claims that he wounded 12 IDF soldiers by accident, but Israeli security forces dispute the claim, citing suspect’s social-media posts.
So far, the succession of incidents appears to be unorganized, with each terrorist incident prompting another in a chain reaction, even in areas like Jenin, which has been quiet for years.
Syrian air defenses downed several Israeli missiles in the al-Kiswah district, state media says • U.K. monitoring group says at least three Iranian, Syrian targets hit near Damascus.
Golani Brigade soldiers were on their way to swearing-in ceremony at Western Wall • Suspect remains at large.
Meeting with municipal leaders from southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said if attacks from Gaza don’t abate, he will order a military operation there before the upcoming elections.
“Settlers are terrorists by definition,” says Professor Amiram Goldblum, who’s labeled IDF soldiers “Jewish terrorists” • Students file complaint.
A weapons factory was among targets struck by Israeli warplanes following a rocket barrage on southern Israel • Thirteen rockets have been fired into Israel from Gaza this week.
Lt. Col. Erez Shabtay, commander of the Caracal battalion, says his forces can see ISIS cells in neighboring Egypt; he tells JNS of his battalion’s readiness to keep the border secure and prevent potential killing sprees.
They were carried out on a “wide array of targets belonging to the Hamas terror group. … constituting a real blow to Hamas’s abilities,” according to the Israel Defense Forces.
