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HAPPENING NOW: 40,000 violent rioters in Gaza, some armed with knives, explosives, and grenades, are attempting to breach Israel's border and reach Israeli families on the other side of the fence. If our soldiers weren't there, they could.
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Hamas and Islamic Jihad have fired 3,100 rockets from Gaza in the past 7 days. That's the highest daily rate of rocket fire that Israel has faced in the history of the country.
The threat is real. Millions of Israelis are living under fire. We will continue to defend ourselves.
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One of the 100s of rockets that were just fired from Gaza toward Tel Aviv and central Israel exploded on a civilian bus.
Hamas’ intentions are clear: kill Israeli civilians.
We won’t stand by and let this happen.
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Children deserve to be children #WorldChildrensDay
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There’s only one right answer.
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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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Our fighter jets, with the ISA, neutralized key figures of Hamas' intelligence: Hassan Kaogi, head of the Hamas military intelligence security department & his deputy Wail Issa, head of the military intelligence counterespionage department.
Looks like our intel was better.
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Day 2 - #IDFinBrazil 🇧🇷 🇮🇱
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IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip.
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WATCH as a Hamas rocket aimed at Israel misfires and falls back into Gaza.
But this isn't the 1st time—Hamas misfired 350 rockets in the last 3 days.
These rockets result in the deaths of innocent Gazan civilians.
It's time for the world to hold Hamas accountable.
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Hamas and PIJ have fired 2968 rockets at Israel in the past week. 439 of those rockets misfired and crashed into Gaza, causing around 20 Palestinian casualties.
That's 15% of their launches.
Think of it this way: About 1 in 7 rockets that Hamas fires—it fires at its own people.
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We have just started striking terror sites in Gaza. Details to follow.
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This is Ido.
He loved the Ninja Turtles, his parents, and life.
Yesterday, Ido was killed when a rocket from Gaza struck his home in Israel. He was only 6 years old.
May his memory be a blessing.
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Israel fights to protect its civilians.
Hamas uses civilians to protect itself.
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Not 1.
Not 2.
Not 3.
4,000 rockets were fired from Gaza toward Israel in the last 10 days.
We will continue to defend Israel.
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We have a message for the terror groups in Gaza:
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Fighting a terrorist organization that operates within civilian areas isn’t easy. Watch as IDF pilots call off a strike because children were there:
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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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Islamic Jihad doesn't want you to see this video.
But we're going to tweet it anyway.
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After providing advance warning to civilians & time to evacuate, IDF fighter jets struck a multi-story building containing Hamas military intelligence assets.
The building contained civilian media offices, which Hamas hides behind and deliberately uses as human shields.
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The Iron Dome Aerial Defense System has one purpose—to intercept rockets mid-air before they can kill Israeli civilians.
We will not apologize for saving lives.
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We are currently preparing to dispatch an IDF humanitarian aid delegation to Brazil following a dam collapse that left hundreds missing. #IDFinBrazil
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The Iron Dome saves thousands of lives. Here’s how:
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38 hours
1050+ rockets
across central and southern Israel
This. Must. Stop.
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