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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 537

Fajr-5 missiles

Tzachi Hanegbi speaks at a cultural event in Ra'anana on March 16, 2018. (Screen capture/Ynet)
March 16, 2019, 8:02 pm
Likud minister: I don’t buy claim rockets fired at Tel Aviv were a mistake
Tzachi Hanegbi says government not interested in being dragged into war with Hamas, suggests critics in opposition not satisfied with Israel’s response because no Gazans killed
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas terror movement, display Qassam home-made rockets during an anti-Israel military parade on August 21, 2016 in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
March 15, 2019, 9:19 pm
Like Monty Python: TV details how Hamas ‘accidentally’ fired rockets at Tel Aviv
Low-level member touched rockets, setting them off by mistake, Israeli report says; fire came as Hamas chiefs were meeting with incredulous Egyptian mediators
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video showing the Tel Aviv skyline on March 14 as rocket warning sirens blare after the launch of two rockets from the Gaza Strip (IDF)
March 15, 2019, 10:36 am
9 rockets fired at border towns; IDF assesses Tel Aviv rocket attack was mistake
Iron Dome intercepts 6 of the projectiles; Israel hits 100 targets in Gaza after 2 rockets fired at Tel Aviv for first time since 2014 war
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
A Palestinian inspects the damage at the Hamas Prisoners Ministry after Israeli airstrike, Gaza City, March 15, 2019 (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
March 15, 2019, 1:55 am
IDF hits more than 100 Hamas targets in Gaza after rockets fired at Tel Aviv
Palestinians fire 9 rockets at Israeli communities along Gaza border, Iron Dome intercepts 6; Israeli strikes come after 2 rockets fired at Tel Aviv for first time since 2014 war
By Jacob Magid and Adam Rasgon
Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with IDF chief Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz (standing directly behind him) and then-defense minister Moshe Ya'alon (seated right), monitoring IDF ground operations in Gaza during a meeting at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2014. (Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90)
March 15, 2019, 1:27 am
Rocket fire on Tel Aviv pushes Gaza to center stage in Israel’s elections
Until now, candidates traded accusations of corruption, racism and incompetence, but mostly ignored the volatile situation in the Hamas-run Strip. That changed on Thursday night
By Raphael Ahren
People standing outside a bomb shelter after it was opened by the Tel Aviv municipality on March 14, 2019, after earlier two rockets from the Gaza Strip were fired toward central Israel. (Adam Shuldman/Flash90)
March 15, 2019, 12:07 am
We thought it was a drill: Rockets shock Tel Aviv, including crowd at a war play
‘We heard two explosions that shook the building,’ says Yifat after fire from Gaza; audience at a local theater puzzled as alarm sounds immediately after ‘war’ declared onstage
By Michael Bachner
Screen capture from video showing the Tel Aviv skyline on March 14 as rocket warning sirens blare after the launch of two rockets from the Gaza Strip (IDF)
March 14, 2019, 10:15 pm
Two rockets fired at Tel Aviv from Gaza for first time since 2014 war
After sirens blare in central Israel, army says rockets exploded in open areas causing no injuries; Hamas denies involvement, says it will act against those responsible
By Michael Bachner, Jacob Magid and Adam Rasgon
Smoke from rockets fired from near Gaza City is seen after being launched toward Israel, on July 15, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Thomas Coex)
August 4, 2014, 11:05 pm
Iran says it gave Hamas rocket technology
Tehran official says he requested president also transfer air defense systems to Gaza to protect against Israeli strikes
By AP
Masked Palestinian members of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam brigade, the military wing of Hamas, parade during the funeral of Ahmed Ayad, 22, in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City on Saturday, June 21, 2014 photo credit: AP/Hatem Moussa)
July 31, 2014, 3:18 pm
From tunnels to R-160s, a primer on Hamas and its deadly capabilities
The full story of the subterranean passages, thousands of foot soldiers, and large supplies of rockets and bombs, that turned Hamas into a sophisticated enemy
By Elhanan Miller
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh visits his granddaughter Aamal at a hospital in Gaza (photo credit: Facebook image)
November 19, 2013, 6:37 pm
Hamas boasted it could hit Tel Aviv area while its own PM’s granddaughter was in hospital there
Schneider Children’s Hospital in Petah Tikva, which treats 200 Palestinian children each year, has had to take security precautions against rocket attacks
By Elhanan Miller
Tunnel workers taking time off to pray on the Gaza side of Rafah. (Wissam Nassar/Flash90)
June 10, 2013, 10:11 pm
With ties to Iran in shambles, Hamas finds new ways to rearm
Gaza has been quiet since Operation Pillar of Defense, but under the surface, a senior IDF officer explains, smuggling of higher-quality weaponry is in full swing
By Mitch Ginsburg
Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp celebrate after a missile launch in July 2012 (AP/IRNA, Mostafa Qotbi)
March 14, 2013, 12:30 pm
Iran test fires ballistic missiles
Islamic Republic launches Fajr-5 rockets, used by Hamas to attack Israel, and longer range Nazeat 10
Solidarity activists wave the Iranian flag upon arriving in Gaza, January 03, 2011 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
February 26, 2013, 8:14 pm
‘Iranians in Gaza, guiding rocket development’
Revolutionary Guard officials are helping Hamas and Islamic Jihad extend their range, report says
By Aaron Kalman
An Iron Dome interceptor missile rising up to meet incoming rockets from Gaza on November 20, 2012. (photo credit: Mendy Hechtman/Flash 90)
January 21, 2013, 9:27 pm
Upgraded Iron Dome intercepts medium-range missile
Rafael and the Defense Ministry successfully test improved version of rocket interception system
By Ilan Ben Zion
Troops firing an anti-aircraft missile during training. (photo credit: Manuel Valdez, US Marine Corps/Department of Defense)
January 4, 2013, 10:15 am
Egyptian forces capture American-made missiles headed for Gaza Strip
Anti-tank, anti-aircraft and other rockets discovered in secret depot south of el-Arish in Sinai
By Joshua Davidovich
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