The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mortar-fire/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png mortar fire | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mortar-fire/ 32 32 Elbit inks 20 million euro defense contract with Montenegro https://www.timesofisrael.com/elbit-inks-20-million-euro-defense-contract-with-montenegro/ Mon, 15 May 2023 14:34:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3015783 Israeli defense firm continues its robust partnership with Balkan nation, providing advanced mortar munition systems and comprehensive military training

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]]> 3 mortar shells launched at Israel from Gaza; IDF tank strikes Hamas post https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-mortar-shells-launched-at-israel-from-gaza-one-intercepted/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:15:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2232253&preview=true&preview_id=2232253 No reports of casualties or injuries in latest exchange in the Palestinian territory, hours after IDF strikes in Strip in response to rockets

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]]> Israel offers Hamas economic benefits in return for long-term ceasefire – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-offers-hamas-economic-benefits-in-return-for-long-term-ceasefire-report/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 08:18:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2139157&preview=true&preview_id=2139157 Lebanese newspaper says Egyptian intelligence officials tell terror leaders Jerusalem's threat to carry out major military campaign if violence continues is serious

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]]> IDF: Gaza rocket fired at Israel lands in Strip, triggering sirens in south https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-gaza-rocket-fired-at-israel-lands-in-strip-triggering-sirens-in-south/ Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:26:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2138374&preview=true&preview_id=2138374 Army retaliates by bombing Hamas post; rocket attack interrupts night-time swimming event in Kibbutz Netiv Ha'aasara, sending dozens of children running to bomb shelters

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]]> Gazan terrorists fire mortar shells at Israel; IDF retaliates with airstrike https://www.timesofisrael.com/gazan-terrorists-fire-mortar-shells-at-israel-idf-retaliates-with-airstrike/ Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:31:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2137417 One projectile strikes open field in south, causing no damage, three others land inside the Strip, amid soaring tensions

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]]> IDF deploys more Iron Dome batteries to south and Tel Aviv area https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-deploys-more-iron-dome-batteries-to-south-and-around-tel-aviv/ Sun, 15 Jul 2018 15:32:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1889773&preview=true&preview_id=1889773 Military calls up some reservists from air defense units, following large exchange of fire over the weekend

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]]> After flareup, IDF launches drill reportedly simulating capture of Gaza City https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-flareup-idf-launches-drill-reportedly-simulating-capture-of-gaza-city/ Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:03:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1889487 Military says exercise, along with a number of others that kicked off Sunday, are unrelated to the weekend's major exchange of fire with Hamas

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]]> As Hamas tensions heat up, IDF jets practice bombing ‘hundreds’ of Gaza targets https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-hamas-tensions-heat-up-idf-jets-practice-bombing-hundreds-of-gaza-targets/ Thu, 07 Jun 2018 17:11:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1866536&preview=true&preview_id=1866536 Air force simulates fighting wars on multiple fronts; military says exercise unrelated to current unrest in coastal enclave

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]]> Amid peak tensions, army to launch multi-day exercise in south https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-peak-tensions-army-to-launch-multi-day-exercise-in-south/ Sun, 03 Jun 2018 08:46:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1863287&preview=true&preview_id=1863287 Air force to run separate drill over the entire country as Gaza terrorist groups fire rockets at Israel and army retaliates with strikes in Strip

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]]> IDF conducts second round of Gaza airstrikes after overnight fire https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-conducts-second-round-of-gaza-airstrikes-after-overnight-fire/ Sun, 03 Jun 2018 03:32:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1863250&preview=true&preview_id=1863250 Sirens blare in southern Israel throughout night, sending thousands to bomb shelters; three projectiles intercepted, one rocket said to land in open area

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]]> Iron Dome intercepts 3 incoming projectiles as IDF strikes Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-alert-sirens-blare-in-southern-israel-as-idf-strikes-gaza/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 21:58:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1863214&preview=true&preview_id=1863214 Sirens blare in southern Israel throughout night, sending thousands of Israelis to bomb shelters; one rocket said to land in open area

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]]> Israel strikes 10 terror targets across Gaza after rocket attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-strike-terror-targets-in-gaza-after-rocket-attack/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 20:56:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1863115&preview=true&preview_id=1863115 Fighter jets bomb Hamas sites in coastal enclave after Iron Dome intercepts projectile heading toward southern Israel, army says

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]]> Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired at Israel from Gaza, no injuries https://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-warning-sirens-sound-along-gaza-border/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 17:01:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1863095 Warning sirens go off in the Eshkol and Kissufim regions near the south of the Strip, days after worst violence since 2014

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]]> After night in bomb shelter, family wakes up to discover porch hit by rocket https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-night-in-bomb-shelter-family-wakes-up-to-discover-porch-hit-by-rocket/ Wed, 30 May 2018 15:21:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1861260&preview=true&preview_id=1861260 Naomi Fletcher saw pottery scattered on lawn and blamed the cats; then she saw the projectile and a yawning meter-wide hole

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]]> Germany condemns ‘malicious’ Palestinian attacks on Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-condemns-malicious-palestinian-attacks-on-israel/ Wed, 30 May 2018 12:23:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1861143&preview=true&preview_id=1861143 'No justification under any circumstances' for launches from Gaza, says Berlin's Israel embassy, joining much of international community

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