Home Front Command relaxes restrictions after ceasefire
Ceasefire agreement reportedly reached despite continued rocket fire and strikes • Over 1,100 rockets fired since Wednesday
Home Front Command relaxes restrictions after ceasefire
The Home Front Command relaxed restrictions on southern Israel on Saturday night two hours after a ceasefire between the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Israel reportedly took effect.
According to the new guidelines, gatherings in open areas of more than 10 people and in buildings of more than 100 people will be banned in communities near the Gaza border from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. Additionally, in that time period, only workplaces with a shelter nearby will be able to open and classes will only take place within shelters.
Go to the full article >>Israel rejects demand for terrorist’s body for Gaza ceasefire
Israel will not release the body of terrorist and hunger striker Khader Adnan as part of a ceasefire agreement with Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a senior diplomatic source said on Thursday.
The source denied reports to the contrary, that Israel agreed to give over Adnan’s body in exchange for an immediate ceasefire. Adnan died last week after conducting an over 80-day hunger strike while in Israeli custody, with the Islamic Jihad firing over 100 rockets toward Israel in response last week.
While rejecting that demand, Israel remained open to a ceasefire with Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Thursday, following an aborted attempt the evening before.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF strikes Islamic Jihad targets across Gaza on Wednesday
Shield and Arrow enters third day: IDF strikes targets throughout Gaza
Palestinian rocket fire and IDF retaliatory strikes continued on Thursday morning.
The IDF struck a number of targets belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist movement throughout the Gaza Strip as Operation Shield and Arrow continued on Thursday morning.
The targeted sites included a mortar launcher belonging to the PIJ near Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, a lookout near Jabalia in northern Gaza, a lookout near Rafah in southern Gaza, a house in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza and a rocket launcher near Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, according to Palestinian reports. No injuries were reported in the strikes.
Amid the strikes, rocket sirens sounded in communities near the Gaza border. Three mortars fell near homes in a town in the Eshkol Regional Council amid the rocket fire, causing light damage. No injuries were reported.
The renewed strikes began shortly after six mortars were fired from Gaza toward Kissufim, near the Gaza border. That rocket fire came after an over eight-hour lull in rocket fire during which the IDF assassinated PIJ rocket commander Ali Ghali.
Go to the full article >>ICEJ delievers mobile shelter to Israel's southern communities
The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem delivered on Wednesday afternoon a mobile shelter to an Ashkelon youth center.
The shelter is the first of two to be donated by ICEJ due to the Youth Leadership Training Center in Bat Hadar, in the Hof Ashkelon region.
IDF strikes Islamic Jihad mortar launcher in northern Gaza
The IDF struck a mortar launcher belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist movement in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday morning.
The strike came shortly after six mortars were fired from Gaza toward Kissufim, near the Gaza border.
Go to the full article >>Senior Islamic Jihad commander killed in IDF targeted attack
The targeted killing of Ali Ghali was part of the latest wave of attacks by the IDF in the southern Gaza strip, focusing on the town of Khan Younis.
The IDF killed the commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's rocket force, Ali Ghali, in a targeted attack on his home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced on Thursday morning.
The attack happened in cooperation between the IDF Air Force and the Shin Bet, which helped in locating Ghali who was hiding in an apartment in Khan Younis. Two additional PIJ terrorists were hiding with him in the apartment and were killed in the attack, according to the IDF.
Go to the full article >>25 Palestinians killed, 76 injured since Tuesday - Gaza Health Ministry
25 Palestinians have been killed and 76 others have been injured since Operation Shield and Arrow broke out on Tuesday morning, according to a Thursday morning update by the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip.
Rocket sirens sound in Kissufim as rockets launches from Gaza renewed
Rocket sirens sounded in the Gaza border community of Kissufim on Thursday morning, the first response from the Gaza Strip to the Israeli killing of Islamic Jihad rocket commander Ali Ghali at around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday.
WATCH: IDF calls off airstrike to avoid hitting Palestinian children
The IDF frequently stresses that it works to avoid civilian casualties when conducting strikes, sometimes even calling off strikes.
During its 158 airstrikes since Tuesday morning against Islamic Jihad in Gaza, there have been instances where the IDF has delayed or called off attacks to avoid civilian casualties.
In a video distributed to the media, the IDF highlighted one such instance where it called off an attack to avoid striking two civilian minors.
Watch: The moment an IAF pilot cancels a strike against Islamic Jihad terrorists because of the presence of children near the target. pic.twitter.com/geCzHjxWEU
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 11, 2023
The target appeared to be rockets or a rocket crew in an outdoor area covered by a number of trees.
Initially, one of the IDF targeting officials connected to IDF air force unit 200 can be heard saying that they are only one minute from firing on the target.
However, then another voice is heard identifying a child nearby.
OPERATION SHIELD AND ARROW
- 325 security targets have been attacked by the IDF in Gaza
- Over 1,100 rockets launched at Israel from Gaza since Wednesday
- Approximately one in four rocket launches from the Gaza Strip fall inside the coastal enclave