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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 375

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A bomb explodes during clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli security forces east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip near the Israel-Gaza border fence on September 23, 2023. (Said Khatib/AFP)
September 25, 2023, 7:14 pm
Israel strikes Hamas posts in Gaza amid violent rioting on border
Military says unmanned aircraft hit two posts operated by terror organization in enclave as Israeli troops get reinforcement on frontier to deal with disturbances
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers seen near an IDF tank stationed near the Gaza border on April 7, 2023. (Flash90/File)
September 24, 2023, 3:21 pm
IDF reinforces troops on Gaza border as violence rises; arson balloons spark fires
Military sends another battalion to frontier region, defense minister tours border; firefighters bring three blazes under control
By ToI Staff
A view of Birzeit University, north of Ramallah (YouTube screenshot)
September 24, 2023, 1:40 pm
Israel arrests 8 Palestinian students suspected of planning terror attack
In Beirut, leaders of Hamas, PIJ and PFLP agree to ‘escalate’ fight against Israel; 3 shootings at Israeli West Bank targets cause no casualties
By ToI Staff
Masked Gazans prepare to launch fire-sparking balloons toward Israel in the Gaza Strip, September 23, 2023 (Palestinian social media)
September 23, 2023, 6:51 pm
IDF hits Gaza Hamas post after border rioting that included gunfire at troops
Military responds with riot dispersal measures and live fire as dozens hold violent protest, launch incendiary balloons
By ToI Staff
Firefighters work to extinguish fires set by incendiary balloons launched from the Gaza Strip, setting vegetation ablaze near the Israel-Gaza border, September 22, 2023.(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
September 22, 2023, 6:03 pm
IDF strikes Hamas posts in Gaza after incendiary balloons spark brushfires in south
Palestinians also riot along southern frontier for sixth day in row, setting off explosives on Israeli border barrier; 26 said wounded
By Emanuel Fabian
Young Israelis dance with flags at Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City on May 29, 2022, during a nationalist march to mark Jerusalem Day. (Aaron Boxerman/Times of Israel)
May 17, 2023, 5:09 pm
Hamas and Gaza’s incendiary balloon unit threaten to disrupt Jerusalem Flag March
As police make final preparations for tense nationalist parade Thursday through Old City, Ben Gvir says priority is ‘complete freedom of movement for Jews throughout Jerusalem’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, right, sitting alongside Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, center, and Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman, leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 26, 2022. (Yoav Dudkevitch)
June 26, 2022, 1:47 pm
Chairing his final cabinet meeting, Bennett hails government’s ethos of unity
PM points to relative calm on border with Gaza Strip and economic recovery after pandemic as achievements of his diverse 8-party coalition
By ToI Staff and AP
Explosions are seen in the Gaza Strip during an IDF strike, Septmeber 6, 2021 (video screenshot)
September 7, 2021, 12:24 am
IDF strikes in Gaza in response to arson balloon attacks
Army says it hit sites in Khan Younis in southern Strip, after airborne explosive devices spark three fires near Israeli towns bordering Hamas-run enclave
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian policeman waves on a truck as it enters through the Kerem Shalom crossing into the Gaza Strip on September 1, 2020, after a Qatari-mediated deal with Israel. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
August 26, 2021, 11:18 am
Israel lets more goods into Gaza, more workers out as Hamas reins in violence
Military liaison to Palestinians says entrance of additional materials for international aid projects is contingent upon continued security stability
By Judah Ari Gross
Palestinians run from tear gas fired by Israeli security forces along the border fence, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 25, 2021. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
August 25, 2021, 10:22 pm
Serious violence averted as over 1,000 Palestinians protest on Gaza border
14 said injured in riot, following similar event over the weekend in which an Israeli border guard was shot in the head
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border near Sderot on August 24, 2021. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
August 24, 2021, 9:04 pm
Israel bolsters troops on Gaza border ahead of fresh Hamas protests Wednesday
Military sends additional soldiers to frontier, updates rules for opening fire in order to prevent repeat of Saturday’s clashes in which a soldier was critically wounded
By Judah Ari Gross
Palestinians clash with Israeli troops during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Gaza City, on August 21, 2021. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
August 24, 2021, 3:06 pm
Daily Briefing August 24 – Has Israel lost its deterrence against Hamas?
David Horovitz and Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman examine rising tension on the Gaza border and Israel’s attempts to battle the raging spread of the Delta variant
By ToI Staff
A fireball rises following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip in response to arson attacks from the enclave on August 23, 2021. (Said KHATIB / AFP)
August 24, 2021, 12:19 am
Israeli jets strike Gaza following fires set by arson balloons
Israel hits Hamas weapons factory, tunnel entrance and underground rocket launcher next to a school; raids after incendiary devices from enclave ignite blazes in southern Israel
By Aaron Boxerman and ToI Staff
Palestinians clash with Israeli troops during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Gaza City, on August 21, 2021. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
August 23, 2021, 11:09 pm
Security officials believe Israel, Hamas on collision course in Gaza — TV
Official says another round of fighting may be inevitable, as terror group steps up border protests and airborne arson attacks
By ToI Staff
Firefighters respond to a fire at Kissufim Forest in southern Israel, on August 23, 2021. (Moshe Baruchi/KKL)
August 23, 2021, 6:55 pm
Gaza arson attacks spark 9 fires in Israel; terror groups plan border protests
Local Israeli leaders call for government to take action as terrorists in the Strip launch balloon-borne incendiary devices into south
By Judah Ari Gross
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