🚨INTENSE ROCKET FIRE FROM #GAZA AT #ISRAEL🚨
🚨SIRENS SOUNDING ACROSS SOUTHERN ISRAEL🚨
BREAKING: Israeli bus directly hit by terrorist fire from #Gaza. Details to follow.
Overnight, during operational activity in Gaza, an exchange of fire broke out, killing IDF officer, Lt. Col. M. May his memory be a blessing.
The special operation yesterday was not intended to kill or abduct terrorists, but to strengthen Israeli security. The force waged a heroic and very complex battle and was able to exfiltrate in its entirety. We salute the bravery of Lt. Col. M. and his peers.
IDF officer, Lt. Col. M., was killed last night during operational activity in Gaza. His family has been notified. We extend our heartfelt condolences and will continue to support the family.
5:15 AM RECAP: 17 rockets were launched from #Gaza at #Israel. The Iron Dome intercepted 3 of them. Following a situation assessment: • The Israeli Railway line from Ashkelon to Sderot will be closed. • School has been cancelled in the Israeli communities surrounding Gaza.
During IDF special forces’ operational activity in #Gaza, an exchange of fire broke out, during which an IDF officer was killed and an additional IDF officer was moderately injured.
It’s 11:30 PM. Sirens continue to sound in southern #Israel, signaling rocket fire from #Gaza. The Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepted two projectiles.
🚨Multiple sirens sounding in the Eshkol Regional Council. Details to follow.
Contrary to reports, none of our soldiers were abducted during the operational activity that took place in #Gaza.
🚨INITIAL REPORT: Sirens sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council. Details to follow.
During IDF operational activity in the #Gaza Strip, an exchange of fire broke out. Details to follow.
To all those running the #beirutmarathon: As you run through the beautiful streets of #Beirut, don’t forget that you’re probably running past precision-guided missile factories built by Hezbollah; jeopardizing your lives, for the sake of threatening the lives of Israeli civilians
Happy 243rd birthday, @USMC! 🎂 #MarineCorpsBirthday #SemperFi
Our soldiers just caught a Palestinian from #Gaza who breached the border fence with #Israel & made his way towards an Israeli community. We are examining a fire at a nearby greenhouse that the terrorist appears to have ignited.
Over 70,000 Jews were killed during the Holocaust at the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland. This week, just over 70 years later, IDF officers returned to sing Israel’s national anthem “The Hope.” Listen
INITIAL REPORT: Shots fired at a moving bus near Beit El, north of Jerusalem. Two civilians lightly injured. Our troops are searching the area.
Today, Ethiopian Jews throughout Israel are celebrating Sigd, which commemorates their return to Jerusalem. Happy Sigd! 🎉
Pvt. Jacob hadn’t seen his parents in more than 10 months! No one was as surprised as he was when this happened...
An IDF soldier saw a terrorist attempting to stab civilians and an IDF officer and shot him before anyone was hurt. The wounded terrorist was evacuated for medical treatment.
INITIAL REPORT: Attempted stabbing attack at Elias Junction near Kiryat Arba, east of Hebron. The incident is being looked into.
Today marks 23 years since former Prime Minister and Chief of the General Staff #YitzhakRabin was assassinated. May his memory be a blessing.
🚨Sirens sounded in the city of Sderot and the Sha'ar HeNegev Regional Council
🇨🇾 🇮🇱 Our special forces just got back from a week-long counter-terror exercise with the Cypriot National Guard! Take a look: