Rockets
From left: Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi observe a joint US/Israeli military exercise in January 2023. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO
May 21, 2023, 6:53 am
Israel’s current internal/external challenges
Actions by Israel this week show Netanyahu is increasingly reasserting his leadership over the government, while dealing with two major internal challenges.
By Ron Weiser
Israel's Iron Dome air defence system fires interceptors at rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, May 13, 2023. Photo: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov
May 18, 2023, 8:54 am
Israel strikes PIJ terrorists
Jewish and local leaders in Australia have responded to the situation in Israel, as IDF reduces the rocket threat from Gaza.
By Peter Kohn
A municipality worker inspects the damage to an apartment building a day after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Rehovot, Israel, Friday, May 12, 2023. Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit
May 15, 2023, 8:57 am
Woman killed by rocket was helping paralysed husband reach shelter
Inga Avramyan, 80, was crushed by the ceiling when a projectile slammed into her Rehovot home.
Trails of smoke are seen as rockets are fired from Gaza toward Israel on May 11, 2023. Photo: Atia Mohammed/Flash90
May 12, 2023, 2:26 pm
Community stands by Israel’s right to self defence
Communal leaders say 'rockets are war crimes'; foreign minister Penny Wong urges parties to exercise restraint
By AJN STAFF
Police and rescue forces at the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza hit and damaged a building in Rehovot on May 11, 2023. Photo: Yossi Aloni/Flash90
May 12, 2023, 8:36 am
Israeli killed in Rehovot, several hurt as Gaza rockets manage to pierce Iron Dome
Five injured in direct hit on home that claims operation’s 1st Israeli victim; 3 rockets land in Sderot and another in Eshkol region, injuring foreign worker
By Emanuel Fabian and TOI STAFF
A man inspects the damaged house of terrorist Jihad Ghannam, killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah on May 9. Photo: Said Khatib/AFP
May 11, 2023, 10:57 am
Top Islamic Jihad terrorists killed in Gaza strikes
At least 13 people were killed including civilians, as the Israeli Air Force assassinated three senior members of the Islamic Jihad terror group.
By EMANUEL FABIAN AND TOI STAFF
Firefighters work to put out flames after a direct hit by a Gaza rocket on a courtyard in Ashkelon, May 10, 2023. Photo: Israel Fire and Rescue Authority's Southern District
May 11, 2023, 9:14 am
Homes damaged as Gazan rockets bombard south
Homes and cars in Ashkelon, Sderot, Kibbutz Nir Am hit with shrapnel, one in Netivot damaged by Iron Dome interceptor; Islamic Jihad says no deal until assassinations end
By Emanuel Fabian
Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza Strip, late May 2, 2023. Photo: AP Photo/Fatima Shbair
May 9, 2023, 11:33 am
Top Islamic Jihad terrorists killed as IDF bombs Gaza
Surprise attack sees Israel target Iran-backed group in Rafah and Gaza City days after flare-up; residents near Gaza told to enter shelters, schools closed.
The site where a rocket fired from Gaza into southern Israel, hit and damaged a car in the southern Israeli town of Sderot, May 2, 2023 Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
May 4, 2023, 12:07 pm
Gaza terror groups fired 104 projectiles at Israel in daylong flare-up
Spokesman for the IDF says Iron Dome had 90% interception rate, military investigating rockets landing in Sderot, wounding three; army preparing for resumption of hostilities at any moment.
By Emanuel Fabian
Smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City following an Israeli airstrike on May 2, 2023. Photo: Mohammed Abed/AFP
May 3, 2023, 9:55 am
Sirens blare in south as IDF strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket fire
The airstrikes come after terror groups launch 37 projectiles at Israel throughout the day, following the death of hunger-striking Islamic Jihad member in Israeli prison.
By Emanuel Fabian
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has condemned the escalating violence in Israel. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 9, 2023, 2:48 pm
Wong condemns escalating violence in Israel and urges parties to ‘restore calm’
Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong's comments come after rockets were fired into Israel, while a tourist and two sisters were killed in separate terror attacks.
From the WebFebruary 25, 2020, 9:30 am
Rocket attacks target Israeli south despite reported ceasefire
Over the course of Sunday and Monday, some 90 rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip — most of them by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group.
From the WebJanuary 31, 2020, 12:05 pm
Three rockets fired from Gaza
Three rockets were fired from Gaza into southern Israel late Thursday night, the Israel Defence Forces said, as tensions in the region continued to heat up.
From the WebJanuary 16, 2020, 10:10 am
IDF strikes Hamas in Gaza in response to rocket fire
The Israeli Air Force launched a series of strikes on Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip Wednesday evening in response to rocket fire on Israeli communities hours earlier.
An MDA crew member at the site of the care home in Ashkelon hit by a rocket from Gaza. Photo: MDA
November 20, 2019, 12:00 am
‘United in war against Israel’
Among the Israeli buildings hit by a rocket from Gaza was an assisted living facility for the elderly in Ashkelon.
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