Tag Archives: Iron Dome

Interesting facts about Iron Dome

Posted on 19 November 2012 by

While working my way through the Times of Israel’s excellent live blog yesterday, I came upon a couple of interesting mini-articles, buried within the live blog, about the Iron Dome anti-missile system which I felt deserved their own space. First, the … Continue reading →

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Pillar of Cloud: Update for day 5

Posted on 18 November 2012 by

It’s been a busy noisy day in Israel on day 5 of Operation Pillar of Cloud.  Here are the highlights from the Times of Israel liveblog (part 2): For the fourth day in a row, Tel Aviv is the target … Continue reading →

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Pillar of Cloud: Update for Day 4

Posted on 18 November 2012 by

Apologies for the delay in this update. I ended up being out of town for Shabbat and am still catching up. I had planned to stay home (home is Petach Tikva, a town about 15 km east of Tel Aviv) … Continue reading →

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Operation Pillar of Cloud – updates for Day 3

Posted on 16 November 2012 by

In the Times of Israel’s live blog for day 3 of Operation Pillar of Cloud, we read that the IDF suspended its air attacks for 3 hours while the Egyptian Prime Minister visited Gaza: IDF to suspend strikes on the … Continue reading →

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Rocket fire from Gaza continues

Posted on 12 March 2012 by

In case anyone thought that the Palestinians have had their fill with their few dozen casualties, you’d be mistaken. Gaza terrorists fired more than a dozen rockets at Israel‘s Negev communities Monday morning, as the escalation on the country’s southern … Continue reading →

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Huge rocket onslaught on south of Israel

Posted on 10 March 2012 by

Hamas seem to have a penchant for Purim, and just like they “celebrated” last year, once again they have launched a massive rocket and missile barrage onto southern Israel, with over 90 rockets [update - over 100] so far being … Continue reading →

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