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Eleven days after Hamas fired two rockets in the direction of Tel Aviv—in what it claimed was “an accidental” maintenance error—this time, it appears as if the organization’s addiction to gambling and upping the ante to extract concessions from Israel has led it to commit a serious mistake, one that will come with punishing repercussions.
Reservists for air-defense units and two additional brigades of Israeli soldiers were called to the Gaza border region following the launch of a long-range missile from Gaza, which destroyed a residential building and injured seven people, including three children.
The Israel Defense Forces boosted its presence on the Syrian border in anticipation of protests following U.S. President Donald Trump’s intention to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan.
Maj. (res.) Sharon Maayan has been pursuing a critical mission: to track down the burial places of those in those killed in action in the Jewish state’s wars and military operations.
Omar Amin Abu Lila, 19, was killed during a shootout with Israeli forces in Abwein, a village just outside Ramallah, after the special units surrounded the house where he was hiding.
This comes days after Israeli retaliatory airstrikes that hit “terror sites” in Gaza hours after two rockets were fired in the direction of Tel Aviv. No casualties in Gaza have been reported.
Doctors at Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah report that Alexander Dvorsky is fully conscious and breathing on his own.
Despite serious injuries and heavy bleeding, the rabbi turned his car around and fired four bullets at the attacker in an attempt to neutralize the threat to innocent bystanders.
Doctors at Beilinson Hospital are fighting to save the rabbi’s life.
Local communities and the Barkan Industrial Park were ordered to close their gates as security forces hunted for the attacker.
The symbolism involved in firing on Israel’s largest metropolis and economic hub is a direct challenge to Israeli deterrence.
Despite its high ranking, the world’s top five militarily industrious countries—the United States, Russia, France, Germany and China—made up a collective 75 percent of all arms exports worldwide.
