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Barrages of rockets are being fired non-stop from Gaza into southern Israel.
Tonight, a rocket hit the city of Ashdod—see the damage for yourself.
This won’t go unanswered.
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“We are defending the citizens of Israel... and we will do everything to protect them.”
—IDF Chief of the General Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi during his visit to an Iron Dome Aerial Defense System battery in southern Israel
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Not every rocket that Hamas fires at Israel reaches its target. Hundreds of Hamas rockets have fallen in the Gaza Strip, some have crashed into power lines.
More than 200,000 people in Gaza are without electricity because of Hamas' rocket fire.
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Tawfiq Abu Naim is Head of Hamas' Security Forces.
We just struck his office that he was using for military infrastructure command & control.
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A short while ago, during a violent riot adjacent to the city of Nablus, our soldiers spotted an assailant armed with a knife approaching them. The assailant was neutralized.
No IDF injuries were reported.
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Our aircraft just neutralized an Islamic Jihad Anti-Tank Missile operative in Gaza.
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We just stopped another Hamas attempt to fire toward Israel.
Our aircraft & Maglan unit struck and neutralized an Anti-Tank Missile squad, 2 Anti-Tank Missile launch sites & a surface-to-surface rocket launch site belonging to Hamas in Gaza.
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BREAKING: 3 rockets were just fired from Syria toward Israel, 1 of which fell in Syria.
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We tried to tweet about sirens sounding in Beersheba but Twitter wouldn’t let us.
We know it’s repetitive—but that’s the reality for Israelis all over the country.
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There’s only one right answer.
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🚨Sirens sounding in the city of Beersheba🚨
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BREAKING: A short while ago, IDF tanks fired warning shots toward a number of rioters who crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
The suspects sabotaged the fence and set a fire in the area before returning to Lebanese territory.
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On May 14, 1948
73 years ago
Israel declared independence
and was attacked by 6 foreign armies.
We won that battle.
And we will continue to win.
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A Hamas terror squad was about to launch more rockets from Gaza into Israel.
We stopped them before they could.
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Our jets and aircraft just struck a number of Hamas launch sites and observation posts in Gaza.
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The Iron Dome Aerial Defense System just intercepted a Hamas UAV that crossed from Gaza into Israel.
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The target: The Hamas ‘Metro’ tunnel system in Gaza.
The operation: 160 aircraft, tanks, artillery and infantry units along the border.
We struck 150 targets and damaged many kilometers of the Hamas ‘Metro’ network.
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