Swords of Iron: Here is what happened on days 3, 4 and 5
Close to 3,200 wounded, more than 1,200 murdered • Israel alerts 81 families over prisoners of war in Gaza • Hezbollah: US is 'direct partner' of Israel
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Israeli fighter jets strike over 100 terror targets in Gaza's al-Furqan
Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets continued an aerial assault on Gaza's al-Furqan area on Thursday, destroying over 100 terror targets on Tuesday afternoon.
עשרות מטוסי קרב תקפו לפני זמן קצר מעל 100 מטרות ברחבי שכונת אל פורקן. ביממה האחרונה צה"ל תקף מעל 250 מטרות במרחב השכונה.
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כמו כן, צה"ל תקף במרחב רפיח, בין המטרות נתקפה מנהרה תת קרקעית שיועדה להברחת ציוד ואמל"ח >> pic.twitter.com/LgSdqEDIl1
Israel kills four Hamas terrorists after southern beach infiltration
Israeli forces killed four Hamas terrorists who attempted to infiltrate southern Israel from Zikim Beach, near the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday afternoon, the IDF said.
Israeli forces from the IDF's 17th Battalion and Magellan Unit carried out the killing of the infiltrating terrorists.
Residents of Zikim and Karmia were told to stay indoors as fire between the terrorists and IDF was ongoing.
This is a developing story
Go to the full article >>IDF: 30 missing Israelis, Thai workers found near Gaza kibbutz
Sixteen Israelis and 14 Thai foreign workers who went missing during the ongoing war with Hamas were found Monday night at Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha in the Gaza border area, the IDF announced Tuesday.
The missing Israelis were located as part of a joint effort by the IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), government ministries, the Israel Police, and the Israel National Cyber Directorate.
Go to the full article >>Rocket hits factory in Gaza border town, foreign worker killed
A foreign worker was killed and two others were seriously wounded as a rocket fired by Hamas from Gaza managed to hit and explode on the premises of a factory on a kibbutz in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, Magen David Adom said Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Egypt closes Gaza border crossing after IDF bombings - report
Egypt closed down the Rafah border crossing between the Sinai and the Gaza Strip following IDF bombings on Tuesday, according to multiple media reports.
This is a developing story
Go to the full article >>IDF launches interceptor at suspected hostile aircraft
The IDF launched an interceptor at what was believed to be a hostile aircraft infiltrating Israeli airspace from Gaza, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced Tuesday.
Follow-up investigation revealed that it wasn't a hostile aircraft and posed no danger.
Go to the full article >>Israel at War: IDF carries out widespread airstrikes on Gaza
The IDF carried out a number of airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza, including a military compound, weapon storage facility, and an operational situation room, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced Tuesday.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF combat helicopter targets terrorist squad near Zikim
An IDF combat helicopter struck a terrorist squad spotted near the Gaza border fence near Zikim, as shown in footage shared Tuesday by the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Israel at War: 123 IDF soldiers killed in ongoing war with Hamas
The number of IDF soldiers who have been killed in the ongoing war against Hamas, dubbed Operation Swords of Iron, has risen to 123, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Israel, Hamas at war: All you need to know
• Hamas launched a barrage of rockets on Saturday morning, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border
• Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered as of Tuesday afternoon, and 3,291 were wounded according to the Health Ministry
• Fighting continued inside Israeli territory for the first time in decades, IDF conducting strikes inside the Gaza Strip
• Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad claim to hold over 130 Israeli hostages in Gaza