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Brig. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs, right, Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, the head of the IDF Southern Command, center, and Brig. Gen. Eliezer Toledano at a ceremony to install the latter as the new head of the IDF's Gaza Division, October 24, 2018. (IDF Spokesperson)
October 24, 2018, 3:27 pm
Outgoing Gaza Division chief: Hamas in control of Gaza border violence
Southern Command head says terror group that rules the territory is ‘deterred,’ but still looking for a way to attack Israel
By Judah Ari Gross
In this August 1, 2014, file photo, Palestinians carry their belongings through the heavily bombed Gaza City neighborhood of Shujaiyah, close to the Israeli border. (AP/Hatem Moussa)
October 17, 2018, 3:11 am
Hamas official says neither side really wants another war in Gaza
Liberman has urged cabinet to okay ‘serious blow’ to Hamas in Gaza, believes large military campaign could bring 4-5 years of calm
By TOI staff and Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman meets with officers from the IDF's Southern Command on October 16, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense)
October 16, 2018, 11:04 am
Signaling war, Liberman urges cabinet to okay ‘serious blow’ to Hamas in Gaza
Defense minister says daily riots along security fence cannot continue, believes large military campaign could bring 4-5 years of calm
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot awards a letter of commendation to the army's Gaza Division at its headquarters in Reim, near the Gaza border, on October 10, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 10, 2018, 11:57 am
IDF chief gives Gaza Division award for combating border riots
Commendation notes unit’s ‘determination, creativity and wisdom’ in destroying Hamas tunnels, dealing with violence from the coastal enclave
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. Children are seen in a bomb shelter of an apartment building in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on the third day of Operation Protective Edge, July 10, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 18, 2018, 4:28 pm
Southern Israelis scurry to bomb shelters over false rocket alarm
Sirens blare across Hof Ashkelon region days after violent flareup between IDF and Hamas sent tensions soaring
By Judah Ari Gross
From right, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, Military Secretary to the Prime Minister Brig. Gen. Eliezer Toledano and head of the Shin Bet Nadav Argaman speak during a visit to the IDF's Gaza Division on July 17, 2018, amid an increase in violence from the Gaza Strip. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
July 17, 2018, 5:13 pm
Netanyahu tours IDF’s Gaza Division, says Israel is ‘in a military campaign’
Army shoots at Palestinians launching fire balloons at Israel, reportedly injuring 2; defense minister says the government is working calmly and not buckling to outside pressure
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot receives a briefing from an intelligence officer in the Gaza Division on May 29, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 7, 2018, 7:45 pm
In apparent snafu, IDF broadcasts classified papers, intel assessments
Army livestreams unedited footage from IDF chief’s recent visit to Gaza border, including an intelligence officer’s assessment of rocket fire and screens marked ‘secret’
By Judah Ari Gross
Amid black smoke from burning tires, Palestinian protesters run from teargas fired by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, Friday, May 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
May 13, 2018, 10:46 pm
IDF gears up for mass Gaza riots, warns that Hamas plans to ‘massacre’ Israelis
Over 100,000 Palestinians expected to take part in ‘March of Return’ protests on Monday; IDF fears hundreds may try to breach border fence, attack nearby Israeli towns
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative photo of an IDF exercise near the Gaza Border on November 19, 2014. (Amit Shechter/IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Flickr)
February 23, 2018, 10:57 am
Expecting further violent protests, IDF goes on high alert on Gaza border
Open-fire regulations said eased as army tries to prevent rioters from approaching border fence, following last week’s IED attack using explosive hidden in flag staff
By TOI staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, left, speaks to IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi in a field just outside the Gaza Strip on February 20, 2018. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
February 20, 2018, 1:40 pm
Defense minister warns Gazans not to riot along security fence
Liberman says Hamas is exploiting desperate Palestinians for terrorist purposes; also calls for diplomatic solution to dispute with Lebanon
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, left, visits an attack tunnel dug by a Palestinian terrorist group from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel during a visit to the area on December 20, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 20, 2017, 8:14 pm
IDF chief visits Gaza attack tunnels, amid lingering tensions
After defense minister says period of near-daily rocket fire is over, Eisenkot heads to southern Israel to congratulate his generals
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman meets with military officials and the heads of local governments about the situation in Gaza in the IDF's Gaza Division headquarters on December 19, 2017. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
December 19, 2017, 11:52 am
Defense minister says spate of Gazan rocket fire is over
Avigdor Liberman says near-daily missile launches were the ‘cost’ of Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem, but Hamas has cracked down on Salafis now
By Judah Ari Gross
From left, Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, Gaza Division commander Brig. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs and Coordinator of the Government's Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai hold a situational assessment meeting near the Gaza border on October 31, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 31, 2017, 3:10 pm
IDF chief warns Gaza terrorists not to retaliate for attack tunnel’s destruction
Eisenkot praises Southern Command’s Gaza Division for blowing up tunnel that crossed into Israeli territory from Khan Younis
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF troops conduct a training exercise near the Gaza Strip on December 6, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
December 6, 2016, 12:59 pm
Terrorists on motorcycles: IDF simulates cross-border attacks in Gaza Division drill
Hundreds of soldiers take part in exercise in southern Israel to improve preparedness, ties with civilian forces
By Judah Ari Gross
Incoming head of the IDF Gaza Division Yehuda Fuchs (left) shakes hands with Southern Command chief Eyal Zamir (center) during a ceremony marking the exit of Brig. Gen. Itay Virov (right), from the position, at the division's base near the Gaza border, May 19, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
May 20, 2016, 1:58 pm
As new Gaza commander comes in, IDF says its finger is on the trigger
Southern Command chief: ‘We do not pursue war, nor do we fear it’; outgoing division chief heads to Ground Forces
By Judah Ari Gross
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