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May 5 6 tweets 2 min read
Iron Dome seen intercepting a rocket barrage over Kiryat Shmona.
Police say officers are dealing with several impact sites in the city, with damage caused to property.
Apr 30 6 tweets 1 min read
Initial reports of a stabbing attack at the Herod's Gate entrance to Jerusalem's Old City. MDA says it is treating a man in his 30s who was stabbed in the attack.
Apr 22 4 tweets 1 min read
Two people are wounded in a suspected car-ramming attack in Jerusalem, medics say.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it is treating two people who were struck by the same car on Tchelet Mordechai Street and the nearby Yirmiyahu Street.

Both are listed in good condition. Police say the ramming in Jerusalem was a terror attack.

Two terrorists involved in the attack fled the scene after ramming a vehicle into two people, lightly wounding them.

On their escape route, officers found a makeshift "Carlo" submachine gun, police say.

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Apr 8 4 tweets 2 min read
Surveillance camera footage shows interceptor missiles being launched from an Israeli Navy Sa'ar 6-class corvette in the Eilat Bay this evening, at a suspected drone. It marks the first operational interception by the ship-mounted Iron Dome system, known as C-Dome. Another clip filmed by beachgoers in Eilat.
Apr 1 6 tweets 2 min read
Syrian media report Israeli airstrikes in the Damascus suburb of Mezzeh. The state-run SANA broadcaster says air defenses are active.
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According to the pro-government Sham FM radio, a building adjacent to the Iranian embassy was targeted.
Mar 31 5 tweets 1 min read
Three people are wounded in a suspected stabbing attack in Gan Yavne.

MDA says that some of the victims are in serious condition. Police say the assailant has been "neutralised."
Mar 31 5 tweets 1 min read
Suspected stabbing attack reported at Beersheba's central bus station.

MDA reports a man in his 20s lightly hurt. Assailant reportedly shot. The victim of the stabbing is being taken to Soroka Hospital in good condition, MDA says
Mar 28 8 tweets 2 min read
The IDF says it has received initial reports of gunfire against vehicles on the Route 90 highway near the West Bank town of al-Auja. Images reportedly from a bus that came under fire in the attack on the Route 90 highway.

Medics say they have received reports of two people possibly lightly hurt.
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Mar 22 5 tweets 1 min read
A Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle near the West Bank settlement of Dolev earlier this morning, causing no injuries. Troops have since been engaged in a gun battle with the assailant. According to medics, four people are wounded in later clashes with the gunman.
Mar 19 4 tweets 1 min read
Initial reports of gunfire near the West Bank settlement of Migdal Oz. Two members of Israel's security forces are wounded in the shooting attack near the Gush junction in the West Bank, the IDF says.

The assailant was "neutralized," the IDF adds.
Mar 14 5 tweets 1 min read
Initial reports of a suspected stabbing attack at the Beit Kama junction Police say the terrorist who carried out the stabbing was "neutralized"
Mar 13 7 tweets 1 min read
Initial reports of a stabbing attack at the "tunnels” checkpoint, south of Jerusalem. The alleged stabber was shot by security forces, according to first responders.
Mar 8 4 tweets 1 min read
Medics report two Israelis wounded by an explosive device in the West Bank town of Silat ad-Dhahr, adjacent to the illegal Homesh outpost. The wounded are listed in serious and light condition, according to medics. Before the bomb was detonated, Palestinian gunmen opened fire at an army post in the area.
Mar 5 6 tweets 1 min read
Initial reports of a stabbing incident at the Yitzhar Junction in the northern West Bank. First responders say they are treating one person at the scene.
Feb 29 7 tweets 1 min read
Initial reports of gunfire near the West Bank settlement of Eli At least one gunman shot by security forces at the scene of a suspected terror attack near the settlement of Eli, according to footage and first responders.
Feb 22 6 tweets 1 min read
Reports of gunfire on the Route 1 highway between Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim.

MDA reports six injuries, including some in serious condition. Police spokesperson Eli Levy says at least two Palestinian terrorists were "neutralized" at the scene.
Feb 16 4 tweets 1 min read
Six people are wounded in a suspected terror shooting attack at the Masmiya Junction in southern Israel, police and medics say.

According to MDA, one victim is in critical condition, three are in serious condition, and two more in moderate condition.

Police say the suspected terrorist was shot by an armed civilian. One of the victims has died, according to Kaplan Hospital.
Feb 11 4 tweets 1 min read
Initial reports of an attempted stabbing attack near the Lions' Gate entrance to Jerusalem's Old City. Suspected assailant reportedly shot by security forces. Police say a suspect attempted to stab officers in Jerusalem's Old City.

The suspect was "neutralized" by the officers, police say. His condition is not immediately clear.

Police do not immediately say if any officers are hurt.
Jan 23 6 tweets 2 min read
The IDF announces the deaths of 10 soldiers who were killed in an incident in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, during which two building collapsed following a large explosion, and a tank was apparently hit by an RPG.

Their deaths bring the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 208

The IDF is still probing the cause of the blast, but it is thought to have been caused by an RPG fired at the building where mines were stored. Rescue efforts continued for several hours after the incident. They are:

Sgt. Maj. (res.) Matan Lazar, 32, of the 261st Brigade's 6261st Battalion, from Haifa.

Sgt. First Class (res.) Hadar Kapeluk, 23, a squad commander in the 261st Brigade's 8208th Battalion, from Mevo Beitar

Sgt. Maj. (res.) Sergey Gontmaher, 37, of the 261st Brigade's 8208th Battalion, from Ramat Gan.

Sgt. First Class (res.) Elkana Yehuda Sfez, 25, of the 261st Brigade's 8208th Battalion, from Kiryat Arba.

Sgt. First Class (res.) Yoval Lopez, 27,of the 205th Brigade's 9206th Battalion, from Alon Shvut.

Master Sgt. (res.) Yoav Levi, 29, of the 261st Brigade's 8208th Battalion, from Yehud-Monosson.

Sgt. First Class (res.) Nicholas Berger, 22, of the 261st Brigade's 8208th Battalion, from Jerusalem.

Sgt. First Class (res.) Cydrick Garin, 23, of the 261st Brigade's 8208th Battalion, from Tel Aviv.

Sgt. Maj. (res.) Rafael Elias Mosheyoff, 33, of the 261st Brigade's 6261st Battalion, from Pardes Hanna-Karkur.

Sgt. Maj. (res.) Barak Haim Ben Valid, 33, a squad commander in the 261st Brigade's 6261st Battalion, from Rishon Lezion.
Dec 17, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
The IDF reveals the largest-ever Hamas attack tunnel discovered by the military, in the northern Gaza Strip, close to the Erez border crossing. (1/6) The tunnel, of which around four kilometers were uncovered by the IDF, goes down some 50 meters underground in some areas and appears to be wide enough for vehicles to pass through. It did not enter Israeli territory. (2/6) Image
Nov 22, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
The Israel Defense Forces exposes further parts of Hamas’s tunnel network under Shifa Hospital, publishing videos of additional entrances and underground hideout rooms. Infographics show the estimated route of the tunnel, under the so-called Qatari building at Shifa.
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