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“If I have one message, it is that we stand shoulder to shoulder with you,” said U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein. “We always have, and we always will.”
Israel calls up reservists for a two-day exercise that the Israel Defense Forces say will test the “readiness and operational capabilities” of its Northern Command.
Arab Joint List lawmakers “sanctify” terrorists’ war crimes; Israel “spares no effort to minimize civilian casualties,” says Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Knesset address.
The undertaking was prepared in accordance with a program that was arranged in advance and in coordination with Israel’s Home Front Command and the heads of authorities in relevant areas.
Rockets score direct hits in Netivot, Sderot, Rishon Letzion and Ashdod • IDF orders schools and businesses closed from Gaza to Tel Aviv, warns attacks may continue for “several days.”
The Israel Defense Forces has come to use increasingly powerful simulations as a key tool for military planning, factoring in field data about combat arenas on land, at sea and in the air.
Police have to cut wanted fugitive free with power tools after he chains himself inside house • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls for “an immediate halt to violence against security forces.”
Addressing newly graduated officers in Israel’s Air Defense Command, Israel Air Force Commander Amikam Norkin cites growing threat from armed drones and cruise missiles.
One death reported in Gaza due to Israeli strikes • Rocket scores direct hit on a home in Israeli border town, causing damage but no casualties • Iron Dome intercepts eight of 10 rockets, confirms IDF.
Hundreds threw rocks, Molotov cocktails and other explosive objects at the security fence and Israel Defense Forces.
No injuries have been reported, and no property was damaged.
“A short while ago, an anti-aircraft missile was launched over Lebanese territory towards an IDF UAV. The UAV was not hit,” tweeted the IDF.
