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‘Bombs would have destroyed buses, cafes,’ says battalion commander who raided Hamas terror cell
Yaakov LappinJNS19.06.2018
The Shin Bet Israeli security service has detected and broken up approximately 250 large-scale terrorist cells since the start of 2018 alone, giving an indication of the scale of violence it has spared Israel’s cities and civilians.
A Hamas bomb exploding during an Israeli raid on a terror cell in the West Bank city of Nablus. Credit: IDF Spokesperson Unit screenshot.
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‘Bombs would have destroyed buses, cafes,’ says battalion commander who raided Hamas terror cell
Yaakov Lappin19.06.2018
The Shin Bet Israeli security service has detected and broken up approximately 250 large-scale terrorist cells since the start of 2018 alone, giving an indication of the scale of violence it has spared Israel’s cities and civilians.
A Hamas bomb exploding during an Israeli raid on a terror cell in the West Bank city of Nablus. Credit: IDF Spokesperson Unit screenshot.
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Palestinians launch new round of rockets into Israel
18.06.2018
Gaza Palestinians fired three rockets at southern Israel early Monday morning, after Israel targeted perpetrators of numerous arson attacks that have been coming from the Hamas-controlled area.
On July 11, the fourth day of “Operation Protective Edge,” Israelis in the southern town of Nitzan pray together inside a street-level bomb shelter in anticipation of a Code Red siren for incoming rockets. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90.
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Jonathan S. Tobin15.06.2018
Anti-Semitism at the United Nations can’t go ignored
The world body’s routine hypocrisy and prejudice—this time about attacks from Gaza—normalizes hate.
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Naval arms race between Israel and Hamas picks up steam
Yaakov Lappin14.06.2018
At the Israel Navy Erez Arena Control Center just north of the Gaza Strip, officers and soldiers turn an array of high-tech sensors in the direction of Gaza, aware that any blind spot could end up carrying a heavy price tag for the Israeli civilian communities all around them that they protect.
Israeli Navy soldiers seen on IDF ships, off the coast of Gaza, during Operation "Protective Edge" on July 28, 2014. Credit: Edi Israel/FLASH90
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Protest for Gaza in Ramallah leads to violent Palestinian Authority crackdown
14.06.2018
A protest by scores of Palestinians in Ramallah against Palestinian Authority sanctions on Hamas-ruled Gaza was violently broken up by P.A. police on Wednesday, who arrested 10 demonstrators.
Palestinians burn a crossed poster depicting Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Khan Younis in southern Gaza on April 14, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
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Haley: UN makes ‘morally bankrupt judgement’ after passing resolution against Israel
Sean Savage13.06.2018
The resolution, proposed by Algeria and Turkey, was passed with 120 “yes” votes to eight “no” votes, and 45 abstentions. It condemned Israel for using “excessive force” against the Palestinians during the recent violence in the Gaza Strip. A U.S. amendment condemning Hamas was rejected.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley addresses the 10th emergency special session of the General Assembly on: “Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.” Credit: U.N. Photo/Evan Schneider.
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IDF arrests Palestinian who killed Israeli soldier with slab thrown from building
13.06.2018
Ronen Lubarsky, 20, of Rechovot.
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Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Yoni Ben Menachem13.06.2018
Abbas refuses to ease sanctions on Gaza
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas does not trust Hamas, and is concerned that its true intention is to bring down his rule in the West Bank and take control of it, as it did in Gaza in 2007.
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Palestinians launch kite with explosive along Gaza border amid latest clashes
08.06.2018
Palestinian violence has become commonplace at the security fence, particularly after Friday-morning prayers. But “Naksa Day”—the day chosen to decry Israel’s victory and territorial acquisitions during the 1967 Six-Day War—was expected to bring additional acts of terror.
Palestinians burn tires as they protest by the fence on the border between Gaza and Israel, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 8, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Young Gazan says flaming kites are best terror weapon
07.06.2018
Gaza Palestinians expressed their delight over the success of incendiary “terror kites” being flown into Israel, which have set fire to thousands of acres of agricultural and protected lands along the border.
Israeli firefighters extinguish flames in a wheat field caused from kites flown by Palestinian protesters near the border with Gaza on May 30, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Hamas in Gaza fails to ignite similar violence in the West Bank
Yaakov Lappin06.06.2018
Hamas is not the only entity trying to set things on fire. Iran and its proxies, such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah, have sought to infiltrate the West Bank and create armed cells there.
Palestinian Hamas supporters attend a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement in the West Bank city of Nablus, following a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Dec. 15, 2017. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 .
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Firefighters battle kite flames imperiling Israeli highway
05.06.2018
Three major fires were fought by Israeli firefighters near the Gaza border, kindled by “terror kites” flown into Israel by Gazans.
Gaza terror arson threatening Israeli Highway 232. Source: screen capture.
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Arson ‘kite’ victims in Israel to get compensation from funds used for PA
04.06.2018
Israeli farmers whose crops have been destroyed by massive fires set by “terror kite” arsonists from Gaza will be compensated with funds withheld from the Palestinian Authority, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.
Smoke rises from Israeli agricultural fields near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, after being set on fire by a flaming kite flown over by Palestinians as they protest by the border fence on May 14, 2018. Photo by Flash90.
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Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza after rockets fired at civilian areas on Sunday
03.06.2018
Multiple targets within a military compound connected to the Hamas naval force were pounded by Israeli airstrikes following renewed rocket attacks by the terror organization.
On July 11, the fourth day of “Operation Protective Edge,” Israelis in the southern town of Nitzan pray together inside a street-level bomb shelter in anticipation of a Code Red siren for incoming rockets. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90.
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Massive ‘terror kite’ fire destroys one-third of Carmia Israeli nature reserve
03.06.2018
Hundreds of arson kites outfitted with Molotov cocktails and fuel have been flown into Israel since the Hamas-led “March of Return” began, setting more than 270 fires and burning 6,200 acres of land.
Israeli firefighters extinguish flames in a wheat field caused from kites flown by Palestinian protesters near the border with Gaza on May 30, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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