UPDATE: 1 rocket was fired from #Gaza towards #Israel.
🚨Air-raid sirens sounding in southern #Israel🚨
An update about ongoing #Gaza aggression against #Israel:
🚨RIGHT NOW: More rockets fired from #Gaza at Israel. Air-raid sirens have been sounding in #Israel for the past 4 hours.
Two IDF soldiers were injured after shots were fired into #Israel from #Gaza. In response, our aircraft struck a Hamas military post in Gaza.
5:37AM Israeli families in southern Israel are jolted awake by the sound of air-raid sirens as 2 rockets are fired from #Gaza at #Israel.
In response to the explosive and arson balloons launched from #Gaza to #Israel earlier today, our Air Force recently struck a number of Hamas terror targets in Gaza. We hold Hamas responsible.
This is Bahaa Abu-Ala’ta, the #Gaza Commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Last night, his operatives fired a rocket at #Israel to bring about an escalation. Thankfully, the rocket landed in the sea. The IDF remains ready and committed to defend Israel against such terror.
The @ArmyCGS, Gen. Sir Nick Carter, met with IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, to mark the beginning of his visit in Israel. The cooperation between #Israel and the #UK is strong and it’s getting even stronger 🇬🇧 🇮🇱
There's a family in #Israel that woke up this morning when a rocket fired from #Gaza hit their home.
Two more rockets were launched from the #Gaza Strip at #Israel. Our Iron Dome Aerial Defense System intercepted both of the rockets.
2 rockets were launched from #Gaza at #Israel. Our aerial defense system successfully intercepted one of the rockets.
In response to the balloons carrying explosive devices and a rocket launched from #Gaza to #Israel, IDF fighter jets and aircraft struck several military targets in a Hamas compound in Gaza. We hold Hamas accountable.
Our troops spotted armed suspects crossing the Alpha Line into #Israel near the #Syrian border fence in the Golan Heights. In response, our troops fired towards them. We will continue to operate against violations of Israeli sovereignty & the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement.
EXPOSED: Underneath this Shi'ite village of Ramyeh in Southern #Lebanon, lies another attack tunnel that crosses several meters into #Israel, dug by #Hezbollah as part of an offensive plan they call “Conquering the Galilee”.
Take a look at this video we found on YouTube: Two guys driving along #Lebanon’s border with #Israel raising some interesting questions. Watch until the end and you’ll see that the answers are right in front of their eyes. #FreeLebanon
WATCH: This what it looks like inside a cross-border attack tunnel dug by Hezbollah from #Lebanon into #Israel exposed by our soldiers during Operation #NorthernShield. @CNN’s @ianjameslee takes a closer look
IDF soldiers work around the clock to expose cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah from #Lebanon into #Israel. Take a look at what they got up to over the weekend. #NorthernShield
Iran annually funnels $1 billion to Hezbollah in Lebanon for terror - including attack tunnels into #Israel. This money is equivalent to: 3,703,703 annual @WSJ subscriptions. Let that sink in. #CondemnTheTunnels
Iran annually funnels $1 billion to Hezbollah in Lebanon for terror - including attack tunnels into #Israel. This money is equivalent to: 333,333,333 @McDonalds Happy Meals. Let that sink in. #CondemnTheTunnels
This is what it looks like 80+ feet underground, inside a Hezbollah attack tunnel dug from under a home in #Lebanon into #Israel. #NorthernShield
BREAKING: We have just launched Operation Northern Shield to expose and neutralize cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah from #Lebanon to #Israel. #NorthernShield
"We will continue to act in order to thwart #Iran's attempts to provide Hezbollah with precise weapons or capabilities," said the Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, during a visit to #Israel's border with #Syria.
In response to the 100s of rockets indiscriminately fired from #Gaza at #Israel, our fighter jets have been striking Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror targets throughout Gaza. Hamas will bear the consequences of its actions.
Since Gaza terror organizations began their widespread attack on Israeli civilians: 🔴 Approx. 370 rockets were launched from #Gaza at #Israel. 🔴 Approx. 100 rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome aerial defense system.