Tag Archives: Islamic Jihad

Yes, it is an intifada. Two Israelis killed in two terrorist attacks

Posted on 11 November 2014 by

The answer to my previous post was supplied in today’s dreadful terrorist attacks. Two young people were murdered and several others injured in two separate attacks today: one in Tel Aviv and one in Gush Etzion. In the first incident, … Continue reading →

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Operation Protective Edge weekend roundup: more IDF casualties, Israel reject’s Kerry’s idea of a ceasefire

Posted on 27 July 2014 by

As Operation Protective Edge ends its 2nd week we hear that sadly 6 more soldiers were killed over Friday and Shabbat, bringing the death toll to 40:  The IDF announced early Saturday evening that three soldiers had been killed in the … Continue reading →

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Operation Protective Edge Day 18 – another casualty, more rockets, Islamic Jihad leaders targeted

Posted on 25 July 2014 by

We’re now halfway into the 18th day of Operation Protective Edge and the 8th day of the ground operation. Here’s a quick summary which I won’t update until after Shabbat unless something very dramatic happens before Shabbat. Day 18 … … Continue reading →

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Protective Edge, Day 3: More massive rocket volleys, IDF warns Gaza population to clear out

Posted on 11 July 2014 by

Operation Protective Edge (I still hate that name!) entered its third day yesterday (10th July), and as in the previous days it started with a bang. Or rather, with several bangs as Hamas began with volleys of rockets towards the … Continue reading →

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Operation Protective Edge – huge volleys of rockets fired deep into Israel

Posted on 9 July 2014 by

Operation Protective Edge was finally launched yesterday by the IDF to counteract the massive volleys of missiles and rockets that are being fired by Hamas into Israel.  The army has asked for permission to mobilise up to another 40,000 reservists, … Continue reading →

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Are Gaza rockets targeting Kurdish oil route to Israel?

Posted on 30 June 2014 by

Over the last month the rocket fire into southern Israel from Gaza has been steadily increasing, and with increasingly severe results.  On Saturday night a factory in Sderot took a direct hit and burnt down, while other factories in the … Continue reading →

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