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As coronavirus recedes, Israel's senior citizens’ day centers to reopen
Day centers and clubs for senior citizens are due to reopen on Monday, after being closed for over two months due to the coronavirus outbreak. Around 30,000 people use the services of the hundreds of centers throughout the country, which provide cultural and sports activities as well as breakfast and lunch, among other things. According to the plan approved by the Health Ministry, activities in the centers will be limited to groups of up to five people in every room of at least 20 square meters.
After Israel's targeted killing in Gaza, what comes next depends on Hamas
Baha Abu al-Ata, the Islamic Jihad commander who was assassinated by Israel early Tuesday morning in the Gaza Strip, knew he was living on borrowed time. For the last few months, his name started appearing regularly in Israeli media, and he was labelled by the defense establishment as the main entity in charge of a recent string of rocket attacks emanating from the coastal enclave.
Gaza border: Dozens killed in clashes with Israeli troops
Gaza border violence: 50,000 Palestinians protesting; 40 deaths; IAF jets attack Hamas post According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 40 Palestinian protesters have been killed so far in the violent clashes with Israeli forces along the coastal enclave’s border. The clashes began this morning ahead of the US embassy move to Jerusalem.
Israel attacks 6 Hamas targets after Palestinians storm border fence
Israel attacks 6 Hamas targets following massive border infiltration attempt The IDF has confirmed that fighter jets attacked several Hamas targets late Friday night. The strike was ordered in response to a major attempt by Palestinian protesters to breach the border fence and destroy it. Peaceful march?
Greenblatt slams Hamas: ‘Cowardly acts’ won’t help rebuild Gaza
Greenblatt slams Gaza rocket fire: “Such cowardly acts will only escalate violence” Senior US official Jason Greenblatt slammed Hamas on Sunday evening amid the rising tensions along Israel’s southern border. “HAMAS hides improvised explosive device to attack Israeli soldiers & is shooting rockets at Israel again! Such cowardly acts will only escalate violence, not build the prosperous society the people of Gaza deserve!” he wrote.
Greenblatt slams Hamas: “Gaza deserves better!”
Greenblatt tours Hamas terror tunnel in southern Israel, slams group for ‘hateful rhetoric’ US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace envoy visited Israel’s border with Gaza today and even toured a Hamas terror tunnel on Sunday. After the tour, Jason Greenblatt slammed Hamas over Twitter, accusing the group of wasting resources on tunnels.
Israel attacks ‘significant terror infrastructure’ in Gaza
In response to mortar fire: Israel strikes ‘significant terror infrastructure’ in Gaza After three mortar shells that were fired from Gaza landed in southern Israel, Israeli Air Force fighter jets attacked a “significant terror infrastructure,” the IDF spokesperson said on Thursday morning in a statement. No damage or injuries were caused by the mortar fire.
Rocket fired from Gaza lands in Israel
Rocket fired from Gaza lands in Israel: No siren sounded, no injuries caused On Wednesday afternoon, a rocket was fired from Gaza and landed in an open field in southern Israel. No damage or injuries were reported. Archive Photo Credit: Kobi Richter/TPS A rocket was fired from Gaza Wednesday afternoon and landed in an open field in the Eshkol Regional Council. No damage or injuries have been reported. IDF forces are searching the area to locate the site of impact.
Watch: Ashkelon flooded by heavy rainfall
The heavy rainfall in Ashkelon flooded central streets and a supermarket in the southern Israel city on Monday. Footage from the store shows items floating in the water inside the supermarket.
Rocket fired from Gaza falls in southern Israel
Rocket fired from Gaza falls in southern Israel, no casualties or damage reported A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip fell in southern Israel on Monday evening. The rocket exploded in open territory and no casualties or damage was reported. Security forces are arriving at the area to discard of the remains. Iron Dome intercepting a rocket (archive). Photo Credit: EPA A rocket was launched from the northern Gaza Strip and exploded in open territory near a southern Israeli town on Monday evening.
Netanyahu: Israeli Air Force’s capabilities are at highest level
Netanyahu: Israeli Air Force prepared for challenges in southern Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the graduates of the Israeli Air Force’s 175th pilot course and commented on the tensions along the country’s border with Gaza on Wednesday. “We will not allow and not tolerate any escalation from Hamas or any other terrorist entity against the State of Israel,” he stated.
Parents of murdered soldier call Bedouin terrorists ‘cowards, human scum’
Parents of murdered IDF soldier call Bedouin terrorists ‘cowards, human scum’ At the Beersheba District Court on Sunday, the parents of the IDF soldier who was murdered in last month’s Arad terror attack demanded that the terrorists receive the death penalty.
Rocket explodes inside southern Israeli town
Rocket explodes in southern Israeli town following Red Alert siren A Red Alert siren was sounded in the Ashkelon Beach Regional Council after two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip and shortly afterwards, one of them exploded inside an Israeli town. No injuries were reported however, several people were treated for shock.
Israel: Iron dome intercepts 2 rockets
2 rockets fired from Gaza intercepted by Iron Dome The rocket fire towards Israel continues this evening, while the Iron Dome system intercepted 2 rockets, a third landed in an open field and a fourth landed within Gaza’s territory. Israel stated that if the rocket fire does not stop, it will dramatically toughen its responses.
IDF: Rocket from Gaza lands in southern Israel, no injuries
IDF: Rocket from Gaza lands in southern Israel, no injuries At about 10:45 p.m., a rocket landed in an open field in Israel's territories, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said. A rocket launch Photo credit: Reuters/Channel 2 News A red alert rocket siren was sounded in Israeli towns surrounding the Gaza Strip around 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said a rocket had landed in an open field. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
Sderot children return to school after weekend of rocket fire
Sderot residents return to normal routines after weekend of rocket fire The children at a Sderot preschool returned to their normal routines on Sunday morning after a rocket fired from Gaza landed in their outdoor play area over the weekend. In an interview with Channel 2 News, a parent who sends his child to the preschool said that the incident was really frightening.
IDF commander vows every terror tunnel will be destroyed
IDF commander: Terror tunnels are ‘death traps’ for Israel’s enemies The IDF Southern Command head issued a warning to Hamas and the other terrorist groups in Gaza on Sunday: “The Southern Command is prepared for every scenario- every tunnel that is discovered will be destroyed.” Watch: IDF destroys Hamas terror tunnel After the IDF Spokesperson announced Sunday morning that a terror tunnel was destroyed from within Israeli territory last night, the military’s Southern Command head commented...
Sderot: Another rocket found at preschool
Sderot: Security forces confirm 2 rockets landed in city After peace within the southern Israeli city was disturbed yesterday after three Red Alert sirens were sounded and a rocket fell within the city’s territory, the Israel Police located another rocket that hit a Sderot preschool.
Bedouin leaders meet with Arad mayor after terror attack
Bedouin leaders denounce Arad terror attack, call terrorists ‘weeds’ that need to be rooted out Bedouin leaders met with Arad’s mayor on Tuesday after the terror attack in the southern city last week. The leaders denounced the attack in which 19-year-old Ron Yitzhak Kokia was murdered by two Bedouin brothers.
Name of murdered IDF soldier released for publication
Victim of stabbing terror attack: 19-year-old Sergeant Ron Yitzhak Kukia 19-year-old Ron Yitzhak Kukia was the IDF combat soldier who was murdered in yesterday’s stabbing terror attack in the southern-Israeli city of Arad. Kukia will be brought to rest on Sunday. Kukia Photo credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit/ Channel 2 News Today (Friday), the name of the IDF soldier who was murdered in yesterday’s stabbing terror attack was released for publication.
IDF responds to Gaza mortar fire by targeting Hamas posts
IDF attacks Hamas targets in Gaza after 15 mortar shells were fired at soldiers Over a dozen mortar shells were fired at IDF soldiers who were working near the security barrier along the Israeli-Gazan border on Thursday afternoon. The IDF responded by attacking Hamas targets.
False alarm heard in southern Israel
False red alert siren heard in southern Israel A red alert siren which was sounded in the Ramat HaNegev Regional Council turned out to have been a false alarm. Photo credit: Sakarin Sawasdinaka, rf123.com/Channel 2 News A false rocket alert siren was sounded on Sunday in the Ramat HaNegev Regional Council in southern Israel.
Gov't approves shutting down asylum seekers detention camp
Government unanimously approves shutting down asylum seekers detention camp In a unanimous vote, the Israeli government approved the closing down of the Holot facility, where asylum seekers are kept in detention. Instead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, Israel should increase the rate of deportation.
Palestinian suspect acquitted of planning Eilat terror attack
2 years later: Court clears Palestinian suspect of planning Eilat terror attack Two years ago, a Palestinian Jerusalem resident was arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack at an Eilat hotel in order to avenge the death of his friend, who carried out a stabbing attack.
Southern Israel: 6 injured from construction site ceiling collapse
MDA treats construction workers injured in school ceiling collapse: 2 moderately and 4 slightly injured Magen David Adom personnel provided preliminary medical treatment to four slightly injured people and to two who sustained moderate injuries when a ceiling collapsed at a school construction site in southern Israel. The Israel Police has opened an investigation into the incident and is simultaneously sweeping the site in order to ensure that nobody has been trapped in the rubble.
IDF: Red alert siren in Eshkol 'false alarm'
Red alert siren heard near Gaza border, IDF says false alarm The IDF said a red alert siren that was sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council in southern Israel was a false alarm probably caused by small-arms spillover fire from Sinai. Photo credit: Reuters/Channel 2 News A red alert siren was sounded early Saturday morning in the Eshkol Regional Council near the Gaza border. The IDF Spokesperson's Unit stated it was a false alarm probably caused by small-arms spillover fire from Sinai.
Elite Mista’arvim unit thwarts attempted terror attack
Israel Border Police’s elite unit arrests Palestinian suspected of planning terror attack A Tulkarm resident has been arrested for attempting to carry out a terror attack in Israel. He was apprehended by the Israel Border Police’s Mista’arvim unit in Rahat. The suspect resisted arrest and even took out a knife.
Report: Red Alert siren in southern Israel
Report: Red Alert siren sounded in Eshkol, no injuries reported This evening, a Red Alert siren was sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council. A rocket launch was identified and there are no reports of injuries or property damage. Archive Photo credit: Reuters/ Channel 2 New This evening (Sunday), a Red Alert siren was sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council. The rocket launch was identified. No injuries or damage was caused. Security forces were dispatched to scan the area.
No medical marijuana reforms in southern Israel
Southern Israel left without access to new medical marijuana licensing process Despite the newly reformed and expedited process for Israeli patients to receive a medical marijuana license, those living in the south will remain without easy access since none of the recently certified physicians practice south of Gadera. The Israeli Health Ministry responded stating that only once all of the HMOs adopt the process, will there be more trained and certified doctors.
2 Palestinians arrested for crossing into Israel from Gaza
IDF arrests 2 Palestinians for crossing into Israel from Gaza IDF forces in southern Israel arrested two Palestinians who crossed into the country from Gaza on Saturday morning. One of the suspects was carrying a knife. The Palestinians were handed over to the Israeli security forces for questioning. View of the Israeli-Gazan border from Gaza Photo Credit: EPA IDF forces arrested two suspects who were seen crossing the border into Israel from Gaza on Saturday.
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