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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

tunnel detection technology

Palestinian demonstrators run away from the fence during protests along the border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 12, 2019. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
July 12, 2019, 7:04 pm
6,000 protest on Gaza border; IDF deploys more Iron Dome batteries in south
Army strengthens missile defenses as Hamas says it will avenge operative’s death; rioters throw rocks, explosive devices at soldiers on border; Egyptian delegation enters enclave
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian protester throws a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli military vehicle during protests along the Gaza border with Israel on July 5, 2019. (Said Khatib/AFP)
July 12, 2019, 10:39 am
IDF readies for discord on Gaza border, day after Hamas man mistakenly shot dead
Terror group has promised ‘consequences’ for killing of operative; but a former top defense official believes group has too much to lose by escalating the situation
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli military vehicles are seen during clashes along the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, near Gaza City, on June 28, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
July 11, 2019, 4:13 pm
IDF: Troops mistakenly killed Hamas member who was preventing border breach
Gaza terror groups meet to discuss response to death of Hamas officer in northern Strip, as Israel apparently seeks to maintain calm
By Judah Ari Gross
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces during a protest on the Israel-Gaza border, in the eastern part of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 10, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
July 11, 2019, 11:13 am
Hamas: IDF killed member as he was trying to stop Gazans from crossing border
Terror group vows death of fighter — a member of its restraint unit — won’t go ‘unpunished’ and Israel ‘would bear the consequences of this criminal act’
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Members of Hamas's military branches take part in a military parade in Gaza City on July 26, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
July 9, 2019, 10:03 pm
Hamas conducts massive surprise drill simulating IDF incursion into Gaza
Highly rare exercise appears linked to botched IDF special forces raid in November, comes a day after Israel located 18th attack tunnel under Gaza border
By ToI Staff
A picture taken in January 2018 of a destroyed Palestinian Islamic Jihad tunnel, leading from Gaza into Israel, near the southern Israeli kibbutz of Kissufim. (Jack Guez/AFP/POOL)
July 8, 2019, 9:05 pm
IDF uncovers cross-border attack tunnel from southern Gaza
Military says passage was discovered during construction of underground barrier around the enclave, five years after 2014 operation aimed at countering threat of tunnels
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF seals off what it says is the longest cross-border attack tunnel dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon into Israel, May 30, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 30, 2019, 5:43 pm
IDF destroys Hezbollah ‘flagship’ attack tunnel after studying it
Military fills underground passage with cement, ensuring it can’t be used, says it’s deprived Lebanese terror group of central aspect of attack plans
By Judah Ari Gross
The IDF reveals what it says is the longest cross-border attack tunnel dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon into Israel, May 29, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 30, 2019, 4:33 am
IDF reveals ‘longest, most significant’ Hezbollah tunnel on northern border
Military says Lebanon terror group’s cross-border tunnel has infrastructure for electricity, ventilation, communications; subterranean passage to be destroyed in coming days
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Israeli soldiers show UNIFIL commander Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col a Hezbollah tunnel that penetrated Israeli territory from southern Lebanon, on December 6, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 7, 2018, 9:36 pm
Israel using ‘passive seismic’ technology to expose Hezbollah’s attack tunnels
IDF says its sophisticated sensors are able to monitor Hezbollah tunnel drilling throughout the northern border area
By ToI Staff
National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, October 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
December 4, 2018, 4:20 pm
Bolton: US ‘strongly supports’ anti-tunnel operation in Israel’s north
Trump’s national security adviser warns Hezbollah not to exacerbate situation as military works to destroy cross-border passages
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, on November 18, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 4, 2018, 2:15 pm
PM threatens more operations, says Hezbollah will pay ‘heavy price’
Foreign Ministry calls for international community to act against Lebanese terror group, says Iranian money for tunnels came from nuclear deal
By Raphael Ahren
This picture taken on December 4, 2018 from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila shows a view of Israeli machinery operating behind the border wall in Israel. (Ali Dia/AFP)
December 4, 2018, 7:31 am
Israel launches operation on Lebanon border to destroy Hezbollah attack tunnels
IDF Northern Command on high alert as army starts ‘neutralizing’ not-yet operational passages into Israeli territory from southern Lebanon; Metulla area declared closed zone
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
A picture taken in January 2018 of a destroyed Palestinian Islamic Jihad tunnel, leading from Gaza into Israel, near the southern Israeli kibbutz of Kissufim. (Jack Guez/AFP/POOL)
June 26, 2018, 10:47 pm
Tunnel-busting system wins top Israeli defense prize
Two other projects also win security award, one for stopping terrorists with ‘big data,’ the other is classified
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli army officer looks at a destroyed Palestinian Islamic Jihad tunnel, leading from Gaza into Israel, near the southern Israeli kibbutz of Kissufim, January 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP/POOL)
January 18, 2018, 6:09 pm
In the sand around Gaza, Israel and Hamas dig in a literal race to the bottom
Army allows reporters into destroyed Islamic Jihad tunnel, gives a peek at construction of underground barrier that will wall off the Strip by end of 2019
By Judah Ari Gross
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