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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Killed In Tank Accident On Border With Egypt
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli soldier was killed and three others injured when the tank they were riding in along the border with Egypt rolled over and caught fire. The accident during an operation to stop a smuggling attempt on the border, which security forces thought could be cover for a terrorist attack, came very…
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Fast Forward Israeli Military Destroys Hamas Terror Tunnel That Was ‘Ready For Use’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli army destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel that stretched from Gaza into southern Israel. The tunnel, which was constructed by Hamas after the Gaza War in 2014, was “ready for use,” the IDF spokesman said. It was also connected to a network of tunnels under Gaza, according to the IDF. The…
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Fast Forward Hamas Machine Guns Fire On Israeli Fighter Jet, Triggering Rocket Sirens
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rocket alerts sounded throughout southern Israel, triggered by Hamas machine gun fire. The alarms began sounding after midnight between Wednesday and Thursday, sending residents of Gaza border area communities to bomb shelters. The alarms were triggered in the wake of an Israel Air Force strike on a Hamas military site in Gaza,…
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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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Breaking News 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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