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IAF hits 20 tunnels in southern Gaza | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
IAF hits 20 tunnels in southern Gaza | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
IAF planes on Sunday afternoon attacked at least twenty smuggling tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor, on Gaza's southern border with Egypt. The tunnels were being used to smuggle weaponry into Gaza, according to the IDF. The IDF said that it would continue to expand operations against such ...
A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery
A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery
nytimes.com — The grinding urban battle unfolding in the densely populated Gaza Strip is a war of new tactics and quick adaptation. > (more) A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery
IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out - Israel News, Ynetnews
IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out - Israel News, Ynetnews
ynetnews.com — IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out Is Hamas falling apart? Senior IDF officer says roughly 300 Hamas men killed since army launched ground incursion, whole Hamas battalions wiped out in dozens of clashes with troops over weekend; terror group also ... (more) IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out - Israel News, ...
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csis.org — Synopsis: The Israeli-Hamas War, and there is little else that it can be called, has now lasted two weeks. Israeli jets have flown some 800 strike sorties, and the IDF has pushed deep into Gaza. Israel also continues to report tactical gains. The IDF ... (more) Publications
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Hamas tried to down IAF plane
Israel Matzav — Hamas tried to down IAF plane At a Sunday briefing, the Israel Air Force announced that Hamas had tried to down an IAF jet using anti-aircraft fire. This is apparently the first use of anti-aircraft fire by Hamas. The IDF has said that Hamas possesses several shoulder-held ground-to-air missiles, and in air raids overnight Saturday, the IAF hit a Gaza mosque in which a number of them were stored. Just think, if Hamas ever - God forbid - gets control of Judea and Samaria, they can use those handheld missiles against civilian aircraft taking off and landing at Ben Gurion International Airport. If you have not voted in the last 24 hours, please click on this link ...

IAF Bombs More Tunnels [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom — IAF planes on Sunday afternoon attacked at least twenty smuggling tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor, on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt. The tunnels were being used to smuggle weaponry into Gaza, according to the IDF. The IDF said that it would continue to expand operations against such tunnels along the Corridor. Earlier Sunday, the IAF said that Hamas operatives tried to shoot down an Israeli plane at the weekend using an anti-aircraft missile. The IDF has said that Hamas possesses several shoulder-held ground-to-air missiles, and in air raids overnight Saturday, the IAF hit a Gaza mosque in which a number of them were stored. Jimmy Crater knows they’re ...

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