Gaza rockets

IDF troops locate rockets ready for launch towards Israel found in Gaza strip

In southern Gaza, troops found a multi-barrel rocket launcher and a rocket positioned nearby. Both were dismantled, the IDF said.

IDF troops located rockets prepared for launch toward Israel during operations in the Gaza Strip, the IDF stated on Wednesday.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

Terrorists launch rockets at Rafah aid site, no damage reported

An Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen in position near Ashdod, Israel May 13, 2023

IDF intercepts four rockets launched from Gaza on Yom Kippur, fifth falls in open field

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, May 26, 2025.

IDF strikes over 200 Gaza terror targets over past 48 hours


A massive, unprovoked attack on Israel - analysis

This is an unprecedented attack by Hamas and other terrorists in Gaza the likes of which has not been seen since the group came to power in the Strip.

 The scene where a rocket fired from Gaza into Southern Israel, hit and caused damaged in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. October 7, 2023.

Rocket fired from Gaza into sea in possible PIJ war simulation

The PIJ's Al-Quds brigade said around the time of the rocket launch that it was engaging in a military exercise with live ammunition.

Smoke trails are seen as a rocket is launched from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip to Israel on May 10, 2021.

Palestinians in Gaza launch rocket-themed perfume

Bottles of the different scents will represent different Palestinian factions and militia groups.

A Palestinian man sells perfume in packages shaped like homemade rocket models at his store in Gaza City, on October 2, 202 October 2, 2023

Israelis on Gaza border wary of terror escalation amid Jenin operation

An operation by the IDF in Jenin had begun overnight with airstrikes and raids on terrorist groups in the city.

 Palestinians protest against Israeli army raid in Jenin, along Israel-Gaza border fence east of Gaza City July 3, 2023

Despite constant rocket threat, many Israelis remain without adequate access to shelters

Many Israelis near the Gaza Strip lack proper bomb shelters, causing trauma, economic harm, and critique of government measures.

 ASHKELON RESIDENTS wait in a bomb shelter with a pet dog as sirens wail during a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday.

National parks open free of charge for Gaza border residents

People living within 40 km of the Gaza Strip will be granted free entry into the country's national parks and gardens, including the night parking lots, starting from Thursday.

 Kochav Hayarden National Park

'This is a battle for our lives,' determined Sderot resident says

Ishai Trabelsi has lived under the shadow of Gaza terrorism his whole life - first in Gush Katif and later, after the evacuation, close to the border in the town of Sderot.

 Ishai Trabelsi stands in the yard of his Sderot home amid the risk of rockets fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad during Operation Shield and Arrow, May 11, 2023.

Iron Dome commander to 'Post': We are ready for anything

“Our unit is working extremely well, though nothing is ever 100%, but there is no gap and no technical failure,” the commander said.

 Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, as it seen from Sderot on May 10, 2023.

On the Gaza border: Rockets fly over Israelis' heads - reporter's notebook

As I began to drive back towards a hill that overlooks the border area I could see streaks of white smoke rising from Gaza. These are the telltale signs of rockets.

 Smoke is seen as Israeli Iron Dome intercepts rockets fired from Gaza, in Gaza May 10, 2023.

My Word: Between butterflies and rockets

Palestinian rockets do not come out of the blue. Unlike Common Blue Butterflies, they should not be treated as one of nature’s wonders but as acts of war.

 A MALE Common Blue Butterfly, a newly-named natural symbol of Israel.