The border with Gaza is one of Israel’s most tense regions. Hamas snipers, anti-tank missiles and explosives threaten IDF soldiers whose job it is to patrol the security fence on the border. To counter these threats, the IDF has introduced

Shortly after Israel’s birth in 1948, the Israel Defense Forces was established — and along with it, anti-aircraft batteries.

Many people think Hamas as only been firing rockets into Israel since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense, starting six days ago. In fact, Hamas has been targeting the Israeli Home Front since 2001, and firing rockets on a
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A senior Hamas operative was targeted while driving a press vehicle. By doing so, he risked the lives of all journalists in the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip have fired more than 12,000 rockets into Israel in the past 12 years, making like in southern Israel unbearable. On November 14th, 2012, the IDF has launched Operation Pillar of Defense to end the
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The Hamas propaganda-machine is a highly sophisticated and well coordinated effort on several fronts to disperse Hamas’ message. Hamas combines an aggressive propaganda campaign targeted at its own population with a well orchestrated international campaign to bring the global media
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Several civilian buildings in Gaza suffered damage due to IDF attacks during the operation so far. Why is that? Read to find out more.
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