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An unexploded shell found along the light rail route under construction in Jerusalem, September 19, 2023. (Israel Police)
September 19, 2023, 2:26 pm
2 unexploded shells found during Jerusalem light rail construction
Origin of decades-old 90-millimeter mortars unclear; capital most recently scene of battle during 1967 Six Day War, 1948 Independence War
By Michael Horovitz
A Palestinian uses a slingshot to hurl stones during clashes with Israeli forces near the border with Israel in the eastern Gaza Strip on August 16, 2019. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
August 30, 2019, 11:18 am
Israel offers Hamas economic benefits in return for long-term ceasefire – report
Lebanese newspaper says Egyptian intelligence officials tell terror leaders Jerusalem’s threat to carry out major military campaign if violence continues is serious
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A picture taken in Gaza City on May 5, 2019, shows rockets being fired toward Israel. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
August 28, 2019, 10:26 pm
IDF: Gaza rocket fired at Israel lands in Strip, triggering sirens in south
Army retaliates by bombing Hamas post; rocket attack interrupts night-time swimming event in Kibbutz Netiv Ha’aasara, sending dozens of children running to bomb shelters
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Palestinian terrorists fire a mortar shell during a graduation ceremony in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 29, 2015. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
August 27, 2019, 4:31 pm
Gazan terrorists fire mortar shells at Israel; IDF retaliates with airstrike
One projectile strikes open field in south, causing no damage, three others land inside the Strip, amid soaring tensions
By Judah Ari Gross
Israelis watch an Iron Dome missile defense battery stationed in southern Israel on July 14, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 15, 2018, 6:32 pm
IDF deploys more Iron Dome batteries to south and Tel Aviv area
Military calls up some reservists from air defense units, following large exchange of fire over the weekend
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers prepare for massive protests by Palestinians in Gaza on March 30, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 15, 2018, 1:03 pm
After flareup, IDF launches drill reportedly simulating capture of Gaza City
Military says exercise, along with a number of others that kicked off Sunday, are unrelated to the weekend’s major exchange of fire with Hamas
By Judah Ari Gross
The remains of a mortar shell that struck the yard of a kindergarten in the Eshkol region, near the Gaza border, on May 29, 2018. (Shay Machluf)
May 30, 2018, 3:14 am
Army says some rockets, mortars fired from Gaza were made in Iran
Last month Hamas announced it had restored relations with Tehran and was gearing up for future hostilities with Israel
By ToI Staff
An operator walks by an Iron Dome missile defense battery near the city of Sderot in southern Israel on May 29, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 30, 2018, 2:15 am
After failures in 2014 war, Iron Dome shows it can now down mortar fire too
This isn’t the first time the missile defense system has intercepted shells that are in the air for just 15 seconds, but it’s the first major operational test — and it passed
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: The IDF launches a missile from the Iron Dome air defense system to intercept an incoming rocket from Gaza from a position in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on May 29, 2018. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)
May 29, 2018, 9:06 pm
After day of fighting, Israel, Gazans signal retreat from battle positions
Senior official says Jerusalem not interested in escalation of violence, but will respond to rocket fire; IDF chief tours Israeli communities bombarded throughout day
By Judah Ari Gross
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