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Fast Forward IDF Attacks Hamas Military Base In Gaza After Border Infiltration
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces attacked a Hamas military base in the northern Gaza Strip after a group of Palestinians entered Israel and planted two bombs along the border fence. Three men entered Israel from Gaza late Sunday night and planted the two improvised explosive devices – plastic bottles filled with an ignitable…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Report Man Shot And Killed By Israeli Troops At Gaza Border
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A 25-year-old Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli troops near the border in the central Gaza Strip, the Palestinians are reporting. The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the man as Ahmed Omar Arfa and said he was shot in his chest with live fire east of the Bureij refugee camp, the…
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Fast Forward After Gaza Deaths, Israeli Leaders Are Asking Where Their PR Went Wrong
JERUSALEM (JTA) — When the smoke from the rifles of Israeli sharpshooters and the firebombs thrown by Gaza Palestinians cleared in the wake of the Palestinian March of Return, there were at least 15 Palestinians dead and hundreds of protesters injured. Israel, meanwhile, had a huge PR mess. Israeli troops “overreacted” Friday in confronting thousands…
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Fast Forward Israel Deploys 100 Snipers On Gaza Border Before Planned Palestinian Protest
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – The Israeli military has deployed more than 100 sharpshooters on the Gaza border ahead of a planned mass Palestinian demonstration, Israel’s top general said in an interview published on Wednesday. Organizers said they expect thousands in Gaza, including entire families, to answer their call to gather in tent cities in five locations…
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Fast Forward Protesting Palestinian Parapalegic Not Killed By Israeli Soldiers, IDF Says
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli military investigation determined that a Palestinian parapalegic was not killed by Israel Defense Forces troops attempting to quell a riot near the Gaza border fence. Palestinian health officials said Ibrahim Abu Thurayya, 29, was shot in the head while demonstrating in Gaza in December, during protests against President Trump’s recognition…
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Fast Forward Iron Dome Misfires After Code Red Missile Alerts Activated In Southern Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Hamas military exercise set off Code Red alerts in southern Israeli communities and caused the Iron Dome anti-missile system to misfire. At least 10 missile alerts were activated in Sderot and the regional councils of Hof Ashkelon and Shaar HaNegev on Sunday night. In addition, the Iron Dome anti-missile system activated,…
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Fast Forward Israel Attacks Hamas Target In Gaza After Arson Of Construction Equipment
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel Air Force jets attacked a Hamas military site in the southern Gaza Strip after four Palestinians crossed into Israel and set fire to Israeli construction equipment near the border. The equipment is being used to construct a barrier between Israel and Gaza both above ground to stop inflitrators and below ground…
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Fast Forward Roadside Bombs Targeting Israeli Soldiers Detonated On Gaza Border
JERUSALEM (JTA)) — Two roadside bombs were detonated on the northern Gaza border, which the Israeli military said were directed at a border patrol in the area. The Israel Defense Forces are also examining whether a shoulder-launched anti-tank missile, or RPG, was fired at the troops during the Thursday morning incident. No Israeli soldiers were…
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