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The head of the IDF's Southern Command Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, center-left, speaks with Sderot mayor Alon Davidi, center-right, during a visit to the southern town, which was hit repeatedly with rocket fire from the Gaza Strip on August 9, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 10, 2018, 12:44 pm
Southern mayors say Gaza truce a ‘mistake,’ call for long-term solution
Residents who spent two days in bomb shelters want government to secure a permanent end to rocket fire; Sderot leader calls for military operation
By TOI staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks during a press conference on July 19, 2018. (Flash90)
August 9, 2018, 2:39 pm
Liberman: ‘We will do whatever is necessary’ to stop Gaza rocket barrages
Opposition leader slams government for losing control of situation, being dragged into conflict by Hamas; former commander and minister threatens Hamas leaders with assassination
By TOI staff
View of the Gaza Strip from the Israeli border. (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)
December 14, 2017, 5:21 pm
Rocket alert sirens blare in false alarm in jittery south
Incident comes after four straight days of missile attacks on Israeli communities near Gaza Strip
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman inspects a sight on a rifle at a weapons manufacturing plant in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on December 14, 2017. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
December 14, 2017, 1:42 pm
In Sderot, defense minister tells everyone to ‘relax’ about rocket attacks
Liberman says latest missile launches are result of internal Palestinian power struggle, but IDF is ready ‘for any scenario’
By Judah Ari Gross
Alon Davidi, mayor of the southern Israeli city of Sderot, attends a press conference in Jerusalem, March 27, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 14, 2017, 9:23 am
After rocket fire, Sderot mayor urges IDF to ‘strike without mercy’
Head of southern city demands tougher Israeli response to Gaza terror groups firing at Israel
By TOI staff
An Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system placed in the Dan region, on November 16, 2012. (Alon Besson/Ministry of Defense/Flash90)
June 9, 2015, 2:31 pm
As Gaza rocket fire returns, Iron Dome deployed to Beersheba
IDF moves anti-missile batteries to protect southern cities, amind spillover from infighting between factions in the Strip
By Avi Lewis
Israelis gather during a protest calling on the government and the army to end Palestinian rocket attacks from Gaza once and for all, Tel Aviv August 14, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/GALI TIBBON)
August 15, 2014, 12:08 am
Thousands demonstrate support for southern towns
Over 10,000 people gather in Tel Aviv to demand peace, quiet, and security for communities near Gaza Strip
By Stuart Winer
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