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Noy lives in Ashkelon, an Israeli city right near Gaza. As an older sister, she felt responsible for the safety of her little brother and sisters. She filmed this footage as she ran with them to bomb shelters more than 4 times in one night.
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IDF soldiers helped evacuate the children's ward of the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon today after rockets were fired at it by Islamic Jihad in Gaza.
Children are NOT targets.
Hospitals are NOT targets.
Civilians are NOT targets.
...the terrorists who target them, are.
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This is the moment a Palestinian gunman—one of dozens—recklessly opened fire during IDF counterterrorism activity in the Jenin Refugee Camp this morning. They falsely claimed to have hit an IDF soldier.
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During our strike of Iranian & Syrian terror targets, a Syrian air defense missile was fired despite clear warnings to refrain from such fire. As a result, a number of Syrian aerial defense batteries were destroyed.
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What’s it like when a rocket falls right next to you? Ask almost anyone in southern Israel under rocket fire from #Gaza...or just watch this video until the end.
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As families in southern Israel enjoyed the weekend, a few miles away in Gaza, terrorists launched explosive balloons at them.
In response, we just struck a Hamas naval compound, underground infrastructure & observation posts.
We won't let Hamas terrorize Israeli civilians.
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Shabbat Shalom from the soldiers of the IDF 🇮🇱
#FridayFeeling
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In Dec 2018, Salih Barghouti carried out a shooting attack in Ofra Junction, killing a baby and injuring 7 others.
This morning, we demolished his residence.
We will continue to fight terror.
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Israeli.
Arab.
Muslim.
Zionist.
IDF soldier.
Congrats, Cpl. Yahya. You earned that green beret! 💪🏼
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What Hamas wanted:
Smuggle weapons into Gaza without Israel noticing. Use said weapons to attack Israeli civilians.
What happened:
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Terror must be stopped before it starts.
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🇺🇸🇮🇹🇭🇷🇨🇿🇮🇱 This is what it looks like when 5 militaries come together, for the sake of saving lives. Check out the Sky Angels search and rescue exercise that our Israeli Air Force hosted this week:
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I'm that survivor, and I will #NeverForget
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It’s 11:15PM. Children in southern Israel are sound asleep while minutes away Palestinians in Gaza are hurling bombs & grenades at the border fence with Israel, attempting to breach it and reach these children. Our troops are there to make sure that none of them are successful.
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As the sun sets on another week, we salute our troops defending the State of Israel.
Shabbat Shalom.
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On September 16th, 2018 a Palestinian terrorist murdered Ari Fuld, an American-Israeli civilian. Last night, we demolished the terrorist’s residence. Terror will be met with a swift response.
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In response to a series of explosive balloons launched from Gaza into Israel over the last week, we just struck a Hamas aerial defense post, underground infrastructure, & observation posts in Gaza.
Hamas will bear the consequences for terror activity against Israeli civilians.
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In the middle of a LIVE broadcast from a home hit by a rocket, this Israeli journalist runs for shelter as 4 more rockets are fired towards where he is reporting. Watch as the Iron Dome intercepts them LIVE on air.
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"Your job is to protect Israel's borders & to protect Israel's citizens & that is what you did here...with great success."
On a tour of the Gaza border, Chief of General Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi praised the men & women who stopped the terror infiltration from Gaza over the weekend.
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In a joint operation with the ISA, @israelpolice and the IDF, the remaining 2 terrorists who escaped from “Gilbo’a Prison” were captured.
Both terrorists surrendered after being surrounded by security forces that acted precisely based on accurate intelligence.
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Joseph’s Tomb is a heritage site sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians.
Palestinian rioters vandalized and set fire to the tomb last night.
A religious site should never be a place for violence.
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Meet Col. V. We can’t share his name or face as he operates in secret. His unit, Unit 504, just got an award for thwarting terrorism in the northern front. The public knows very little about this classified unit. We can say this: The people of Israel are safer because of them.
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Flying toward a future of hope... 🇮🇱 🇩🇪
WATCH the historic moment when the German and Israeli Air Forces flew together over Jerusalem:
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