January 30, 2024
- In an update from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the army said in a statement on Tuesday that substantial progress has been reported in the continuous efforts to counteract militant activities in the Gaza Strip. The Air Force, operating under the guidance of the 98th Division’s fire center, carried out successful strikes to destroy rocket launchers responsible for the rocket attacks on Tel Aviv and central Israel on Monday.
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January 29, 2024
- Jerusalem Post: At around 4:50 p.m. on Monday, rocket sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and across central Israel. Some 11 rockets were fired from southern Khan Yunis, 6 of which were intercepted, according to Israeli news outlet Ynet.
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November 1, 2023
- Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says it has bolstered the Red Sea area with Navy missile boats, following several missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
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October 27, 2023
- Axios: The Israeli military late Friday into Saturday “expanded” its ground operation in Gaza while also ramping up its bombardment of the Strip, targeting what the IDF said were Hamas tunnels and other infrastructure.
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October 20, 2023
- 18:30 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says it has carried out airstrikes against Hamas command centers, anti-tank guided missile launch sites and underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip since Friday morning. Further airstrikes against the terror group’s sites are being carried out now, the IDF adds.
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October 18, 2023
- 18:30 – Times of Israel: Rocket sirens are sounding in the central towns of Hod Hasharon, Ganei Am, Yarkona, Adanim and Petah Tikva minutes after US President Joe Biden left the country after his wartime visit.
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October 16, 2023
- 21:45 – Times of Israel: Rocket alarms sound in Tel Aviv and many other cities in central Israel, indicating a major barrage. There are no immediate indications of impacts. There have been at least two interceptions, initial reports indicate. Hamas takes responsibility for the salvo.
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- 21:15 – Times of Israel: The Sderot municipality reports two rocket impacts in the southern city in the latest barrage from the Gaza Strip.
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- 20:15 – Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sound in Tel Aviv and some of its surrounding cities.
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- 18:30 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says it has struck and killed the regional head of Hamas’s intelligence in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. The IDF does not immediately provide further details on the strike, including the name of the senior Hamas member or where the strike took place. The military also publishes a series of videos showing strikes in the Gaza Strip, including the one targeting the senior Hamas member, and on tunnels used by Hamas terrorists and a rocket-launching squad.
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- 18:15 – Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sound in Ashkelon and in some Gaza-adjacent Israeli communities. There are no immediate reports of impacts or interceptions.
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- 17:00 – Times of Israel: Incoming rocket sirens are sounding in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as terrorists in the Gaza Strip launch long-range rockets at Israel’s largest cities in possibly the largest barrage since the initial salvo on October 7. Several loud explosions are heard over the areas, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The rockets are launched during the opening session of the Knesset, sending lawmakers and other attendants to bomb shelter and delaying the session.
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- 13:00 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says it carried out dozens of strikes in the Gaza Strip in the last few hours. The targets have included Hamas headquarters, mortar launching positions, and a number of terrorists at a military compound, according to the IDF. The IDF says it also struck the command center of Ali Qadhi, a commander in the Hamas commando forces, who was killed in an Israeli strike two days ago.
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- 12:00 – Times of Israel: The Hamas terror group says it launched rockets from the Gaza Strip at Tel Aviv a short while ago. No sirens sounded in the central city, but a large blast was reported heard by residents. According to Channel 13, one rocket possibly landed in the sea.
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- 11:00 – Times of Israel: Rocket warning sirens are sounding in the central city of Modiin and in the surrounding area. Residents report hearing explosions. This appears to be the first time the city has been targeted by rockets from Gaza since the start of the war.
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- 06:00 – Times of Israel: Israeli airstrikes overnight constituted the heaviest sorties since fighting began last week, Reuters reports, citing Palestinians on the ground.
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- 05:00 – Times of Israel: Israel’s Channel 12 news claims Israel has carried out strikes on at least 50 sites in Gaza overnight, destroying lookout posts, command centers and missile launchers.
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- 01:00 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says it has just struck Hezbollah “military infrastructure” in Lebanon. A video released by the military shows two buildings being shelled, at least one from the sky. It says the attacks seen in the video were carried out Sunday and early Monday.
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October 15, 2023
- 22:00 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says it has struck and killed a senior Hamas commander in the Gaza Strip. The IDF says Muataz Eid, the head of the terror group’s national security southern district, was killed in an airstrike following intelligence efforts by the Shin Bet security agency and Military Intelligence Directorate. The military says it has struck more than 250 targets throughout the Gaza Strip today, mostly in its north. The targets have included Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad military headquarters, observation posts and several rocket launching sites, according to the IDF.
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- 22:00 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says it is carrying out new airstrikes against targets belonging to the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon. The IDF says further details will be provided soon. The strikes come after the terror group launched at least six anti-tank guided missiles at an Israeli town and a number of military posts on the Lebanon border earlier today. There was also rocket fire claimed by Hamas from Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon.
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- 21:00 – Times of Israel: A large barrage of rockets is fired from the Gaza Strip toward central and southern Israel. Sirens sound in the Gaza border communities as well as Ashkelon, Ashdod, Rehovot and Ramle. Loud explosions are heard as Iron Dome intercepts many of the rockets.
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- 19:00 – Times of Israel: A large barrage of rockets is fired at the Tel Aviv region as a visiting delegation of US senators is about to hold a press conference. Sirens go off in Tel Aviv, Holon and Ramat Gan, as well as in Rishon Lezion and Beit Dagan further south.
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- 17:00 – Times of Israel: The chief of the Israeli Air Force says fighter jets and drones are “aggressively” striking the Gaza Strip to clear as many threats as possible before ground forces begin their expected offensive.
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- 16:00 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says nine rockets were launched at Israel from Lebanon a short while ago, setting off alarms in Nahariya and nearby towns. The IDF says five of the projectiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system, as the remainder were not headed for populated areas.
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- 16:00 – Times of Israel: Incoming rocket sirens are sounding in the northern towns of Nahariya, Rosh HaNikra, Hanita, Shlomi and Betzet on the Lebanon border. The alerts come amid at least five anti-tank guided missile attacks from Lebanon today.
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- 15:00 – Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sound in a number of communities in the Gaza border area. There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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- 14:00 – Times of Israel: Incoming rocket sirens are sounding in Tel Aviv and nearby suburbs. Recent hours have seen rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip on southern towns, with long-range rockets last being launched late last night.
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- 11:00 – Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sound in a number of Gaza border communities, including Sderot, which is currently being evacuated ahead of the ground operation in the Strip.
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- 10:30 – Times of Israel: One person is dead and another three others are wounded in a rocket or missile strike in the northern town of Shtula on the Lebanon border, medics say.
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- 10:15 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says it is hitting targets in Lebanon in response to fire toward an Israeli border town. According to reports, a number of people were injured when an anti-tank missile was fired at Shtula.
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- 08:00 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says it has killed another commander in Hamas’s commando forces, who led the murderous attacks on the southern communities of Nirim and Nir Oz last weekend.
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- 07:00 – Times of Israel: Rocket alarms sound in the Galilee town of Sde Eliezer in the north, sending residents to bomb shelters in the early morning. The siren, the first in Israel in many hours, comes amid widespread fear that the Hezbollah terror group could join the fighting, and a day after mortars were fired from Lebanon and rockets were launched from Syria.
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October 13, 2023
- 19:10 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says infantry forces and tanks entered Gaza Strip territory today in “localized raids” in order to clear the area of potential terrorists and locate missing Israelis. According to the military, the troops scanned and collected various findings “that may help in the effort to locate the missing.” The IDF says the troops also killed a number of terrorists in the area, including a Hamas cell that launched anti-tank guided missiles at Israel. The troops did not enter deep into Gaza, Channel 12 says.
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October 12, 2023
- 20:05 – Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sound in Beersheba and its surrounding communities in the Negev. There are no immediate reports of impacts or interceptions.
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- 19:00 – Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces says fighter jets are carrying out airstrikes against “numerous” Hamas sites across the Gaza Strip. The IDF says it will provide further information soon.
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- 18:15 – i24 News: Three rockets launched into northern Israel earlier from Lebanon, IDF now returning fire. At least one rocket was not intercepted by the Iron dome, landing in an open field in the upper Galilee area
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- 18:00 – Times of Israel: More sirens are sounded in northern Israel, this time in Metula, the country’s northernmost town. The Magen David Adom ambulance service says there have been no reports of impacts or casualties.
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- 17:55 – Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sound once more in Ashkelon and surrounding communities, sending residents to shelters again. There are no immediate reports of impacts or interceptions.
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- 17:15 – Times of Israel: Rocket alarms sound in three communities in the north, sending residents of She’ar Yashuv, Hagoshrim and Dafna to bomb shelters.
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- 17:10 – Times of Israel: Rocket alarms are heard in Sderot and in the Gaza-adjacent Sha’ar Hanegev region. There are no immediate reports of impacts or interceptions.
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October 7, 2023
- 06:30 – BBC News: Dozens of gunmen from Gaza infiltrated southern Israeli communities after dawn under the cover of heavy rocket fire. They have taken both Israeli soldiers and civilians hostage, and some have been brought back to Gaza. Meanwhile, fighting is continuing with militants who still hold pockets of southern Israel. Barrages of rockets are also being fired at Israeli cities and towns, with Tel Aviv and Rishon Lezion among those hit in the evening.
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