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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 348

Eshkol region

Jewel the cat returns home after the family held a funeral for him when he was believed killed in a rocket attack in the Eshkol region. (Screen capture/Channel 12)
August 9, 2022, 7:50 am
‘Dead’ cat given funeral after Gaza rocket attack, comes home
Sad owners find remains under destroyed car, bury them at the bottom of their garden; several hours later Jewel walks in, unharmed
By ToI Staff
Palestinian fishermen prepare their nets for fishing in the Mediterranean Sea off Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on September 2, 2020 (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
July 30, 2021, 12:27 am
Israel expands Gaza fishing zone after 4 days of curbs due to arson balloons
As quiet holds, military agrees to expand area to 12 nautical miles, reallow import of food, water, medicine, fishing goods, electrical products and agricultural supplies
By ToI Staff
Masked Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists prepare incendiary balloons east of Gaza city, to launch across the border fence towards Israel on June 15, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP)
July 26, 2021, 5:41 pm
Message in a balloon: Hamas threatens violence unless Israel allows Qatari aid
Amid now-resolved dispute over delayed entrance of Doha-purchased fuel into Gaza, terror group gives apparent approval for arson attacks along the border
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Explosions light up the night sky above buildings in Gaza City as IDF planes hit the Palestinian enclave, early on June 16, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
July 25, 2021, 11:41 pm
IDF strikes Gaza after incendiary balloons spark fires in south
Army says warplanes hit Hamas terror group base located next to school after first suspected arson attacks in weeks; Palestinian media claim Israeli drone shot down
By Aaron Boxerman and Judah Ari Gross
Masked Hamas members apparently prepare incendiary balloons to be launched toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, on May 8, 2021. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
July 25, 2021, 8:06 pm
Israel restricts Gaza fishing zone after arson balloons spark fires in south
Hamas threatens ‘explosion’ if restrictions on Strip tightened, amid dispute over delayed entry of Qatari fuel into Gaza and ongoing talks between Israel and terror group
By Aaron Boxerman and Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: A fireball lights up the night sky above buildings near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, as IDF planes hit a Hamas site in the Palestinian enclave, on June 17, 2021. (Screen capture)
June 17, 2021, 11:28 pm
IDF hits targets across Gaza after arson attacks, readies for renewed fighting
Israel threatens fresh campaign as it bombs rocket launchers and Hamas sites after 3rd day of fires sparked by incendiary balloons; Hamas derides ‘theatrics’
By Judah Ari Gross
Fire damage to woodlands in southern Israel, allegedly caused by incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip, June 17, 2021. (video screenshot)
June 17, 2021, 7:42 pm
Gaza incendiary balloons spark 8 fires in Israel as assault from Strip continues
Third consecutive day of attacks from Palestinian enclave as blazes erupt in Eshkol and Sha’ar Hanegev regions
By ToI Staff
The area near the community of Sdeh Avraham in southern Israel where a Palestinian man attacked a security guard, after entering Israel from the Gaza Strip on May 30, 2021. (Israel Police)
May 31, 2021, 10:19 pm
IDF: Gaza stabber wasn’t spotted crossing border, due to ‘human error’
Describing incident as an ‘extremely serious’ failure, military says assailant infiltrated through area of the security fence damaged in recent fighting
By Judah Ari Gross
File - Israeli security forces search the area where a Palestinian man was suspected of having entered southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on May 30, 2021. (Hamal Darom)
May 30, 2021, 11:24 pm
Security officer stabbed in south by man who entered Israel from Gaza
Assailant is shot, reportedly killed, after lightly injuring guard in Hevel Shalom area near Gaza border; IDF searching area to determine how attacker infiltrated from the Strip
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: A ball of fire is seen following an Israeli airstrike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip early on August 3, 2020. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
August 10, 2020, 12:15 am
After Gaza incendiary balloon attacks, Israel strikes Hamas observation post
Tensions rise on southern border after shots fired from Gaza at IDF troops and workers building border barrier Sunday morning; no injuries reported
By Aaron Boxerman and Judah Ari Gross
Heavy machinery works on a massive underground barrier that is expected to stretch along the entire 60-kilometer (40-mile) border when it is complete, on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, September 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
August 9, 2020, 12:43 pm
Shots fired at workers building Gaza barrier, IDF troops; no injuries reported
Construction halted on the border, farmers barred from working fields next to the security fence, as tensions heat up along the frontier
By Judah Ari Gross and Aaron Boxerman
An Israel Police sapper detonates a suspected rocket-propelled grenade warhead, apparently flown into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip with a balloon, that was found in the Eshkol region on July 27, 2020. (Screen capture: Israel Police)
July 27, 2020, 2:35 pm
Suspected explosive found in south, apparently launched from Gaza
Police sappers called to examine what they is believed to be a rocket-propelled grenade warhead; device detonated in controlled blast; unclear when it landed in Israel
By Judah Ari Gross
Dr. Giora Praff during a 2012 interview with Channel 1. (Screenshot: YouTube)
December 2, 2019, 4:10 pm
Prominent doctor with history of domestic abuse charged with wife’s murder
Prosecutors say Giora Praff shot his wife 5 times, including twice in the back of the head as she lay on floor; defense lawyers say gun accidentally discharged during row
By ToI Staff
A building in the Eshkol region of southern Israel that was hit by what appeared to be a tank shell fired from Egypt, causing no injuries, on November 26, 2019. (Eshkol Region)
November 26, 2019, 1:26 pm
Egyptian tank shell slams into building in southern Israel
Significant damage is caused to structure in Eshkol region, no injuries reported; army says it is looking into incident, which appears to be unintentional
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
Dr. Giora Praff during a 2012 interview with Channel 1. (Screenshot: YouTube)
November 4, 2019, 8:32 pm
Suspect in wife’s murder named as veteran doctor with history of aid, abuse
Giora Praff, 65, who took part in countless humanitarian missions, also allegedly assaulted second wife when she asked for divorce; was convicted in US court of beating first wife
By Michael Bachner
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