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Gaza rocket attacks

News and updates about Gaza rocket attacks

2 terrorists eliminated after rocket barrage on Israel

6 killed as IDF retaliates in Gaza following massive barrage of rocket fire on Israel, including terrorist killed infiltrating into Israel.

2 terrorists eliminated after rocket barrage on Israel

'We'll have a decisive victory over Hamas'

MK Miki Zohar confident Netanyahu will lead Israel to 'decisive victory' over Hamas, following wave of rocket attacks.

'We'll have a decisive victory over Hamas'

'Attacks on Gaza will continue, but no large-scale operation'

Political source says cabinet likely to intensify aerial attacks, but won't okay a broader military operation.

'Attacks on Gaza will continue, but no large-scale operation'

Enough 'knocking on roofs'

Institute for National Security Studies head calls for stronger IDF attacks following rocket barrage. 'Don't let enemy know you're coming.'

Enough 'knocking on roofs'

IDF destroys Hamas building near schools

Building, in the heart of Gaza City near mosque and diplomatic facilities, served as intel, R&D center. It also contained a kindergarten.

IDF destroys Hamas building near schools

Watch: What's it like when a rocket lands right next to you?

Residents of southern Israel film rocket landing near them during barrage of attacks from Gaza.

Watch: What's it like when a rocket lands right next to you?

'We won't solve the problem without eliminating terror leaders'

Jewish Home MK: Israel more deterred from attacking Hamas than the other way around.

'We won't solve the problem without eliminating terror leaders'

400 rockets fired at Israel, IDF hits 150 terror targets in Gaza

Israeli military says 150 targets in Gaza have been hit thus far in response to Hamas attacks, in response to barrage on southern Israel.

400 rockets fired at Israel, IDF hits 150 terror targets in Gaza

Who are we fooling? The South will have no quiet until Iran is stopped

Who are we fooling? The South will have no quiet until Iran is stopped

IDF strikes Hamas' Interior Security headquarters

IDF fighter jets attack Hamas' Interior Security headquarters, disguised as a hotel in the Rimal Neighborhood.

IDF strikes Hamas' Interior Security headquarters

Austrian Chancellor: We're fully committed to Israel's security

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz condemns ongoing rocket attacks from Gaza, calls for violence to stop immediately.

Austrian Chancellor: We're fully committed to Israel's security

State Department: We stand with Israel

State Department condemns Hamas rocket attacks on Israel, reaffirms Israel’s right to defend itself.

State Department: We stand with Israel

UN chief urges 'maximum restraint' following Gaza escalation

Antonio Guterres urges all sides to exercise maximum restraint after Gaza terrorists fire hundreds of rockets into southern Israel.

UN chief urges 'maximum restraint' following Gaza escalation

IDF official: Hamas crossed a red line

Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories warns Gazans: Look at the pictures from 2014.

IDF official: Hamas crossed a red line

Danon: Act against Hamas before it is too late

Israel's UN ambassador appeals to the Security Council to condemn firing of hundreds of rockets from Gaza at Israel.

Danon: Act against Hamas before it is too late

IDF strikes Hamas' intelligence headquarters

IDF fighter jets strike Hamas' military intelligence headquarters in the Al-Farqan neighborhood of the northern Gaza Strip.

IDF strikes Hamas' intelligence headquarters

Escalation in the south

One dead as rocket hits Ashkelon home

40-year-old man killed, 40-year-old woman in critical condition as rocket hits residential building in Ashkelon.

One dead as rocket hits Ashkelon home

Watch: Anti-tank missile hits soldiers’ bus

Hamas TV publishes footage of anti-tank missile hitting bus that drove Israeli soldiers, moments after the soldiers got off the bus.

Watch: Anti-tank missile hits soldiers’ bus

WJC President calls for pressure on Hamas

Ronald Lauder expresses concern over violent escalation in Gaza, called for pressure on Hamas to cease attacks against Israeli citizens.

WJC President calls for pressure on Hamas

Watch: IDF strike on the building of Hamas' television network

IAF fighter jets target the building of the Al-Aqsa TV Broadcasting Station in Gaza City.

Watch: IDF strike on the building of Hamas' television network

Direct hit on Ashkelon house

1 injured in barrage on Ashkelon as 300 rockets fired at Israel in largest rocket attack since 2014 conflict.

Direct hit on Ashkelon house

ANALYSIS: Hamas leaves Israel with only one option in Gaza

Israel must restore deterrence against Islamist terror groups which have turned Gaza into a large military base attacking Israel non-stop.

ANALYSIS: Hamas leaves Israel with only one option in Gaza

Israel under attack:

Report: IDF given 'green light' in Gaza

PM, Defense Minister reportedly give go-ahead to launch heavy retaliation for 300 rockets fired at Israel. Security Cabinet to meet.

Report: IDF given 'green light' in Gaza

US envoy: World tired of Hamas violence

US envoy Greenblatt responds to 300 rockets fired at Israel. 'Even Palestinian lives don't seem to matter to Hamas.'

US envoy: World tired of Hamas violence

Watch: IDF strikes Gaza terror targets

IDF bombs 70 Hamas, Islamic Jihad targets, including terror tunnels, in response to launch of 200 rockets at Israel.

Watch: IDF strikes Gaza terror targets

Israel under attack:

UN, Egypt attempt to restore calm

International mediators attempt to avert war as Hamas barrage of at least 200 rockets continues.

UN, Egypt attempt to restore calm

Watch: Home struck by Gaza rocket

IDF publishes images of one of multiple homes struck by rockets fired by Hamas terrorists during barrage.

Watch: Home struck by Gaza rocket

Home Front Command publishes new guidelines

IDF warns southern residents to stay in protected areas as Hamas launches 100 rockets at Israel.

Home Front Command publishes new guidelines

200 rockets:

Israel under fire

Red alert sirens blare across southern Israel following deaths of IDF Colonel, Hamas terrorist leader. 1 hurt in mortar attack.

Israel under fire

'It's a miracle my son came back'

IDF officer wounded during battle with Hamas terrorists regains consciousness.

'It's a miracle my son came back'

Fallen IDF Officer:

Lt. Col. M. identified as 41-year-old father of two

IDF officer killed during battle with Hamas terrorists to be laid to rest at 3:00 p.m. Monday, leaving behind a wife and two children.

Lt. Col. M. identified as 41-year-old father of two

Cleared for publication:

IDF Lieutenant Colonel M. killed in Gaza

One officer, Lt. Col. M, killed, one injured and evacuated to hospital during IDF operation three kilometers deep inside Gaza.

IDF Lieutenant Colonel M. killed in Gaza

Netanyahu cuts Paris trip short

Prime minister expected to return to Israel from Paris a day early following the incident in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu cuts Paris trip short

Hamas: Zionist special force infiltrated using civilian car

Hamas says IDF force entered Gaza in a civilian car and "murdered" a senior Hamas official.

Hamas: Zionist special force infiltrated using civilian car

7 Hamas terrorists eliminated in Gaza

IDF says forces engaged in 'exchange of fire' in Gaza operation, 7 Hamas terrorists killed in airstrikes.

7 Hamas terrorists eliminated in Gaza

Gaza envelope residents have had enough

Hundreds of residents of southern Israel block the entrance to Sderot following rocket barrage.

Gaza envelope residents have had enough

Rocket barrage on southern Israel

Gaza terrorists fire at least 14 rockets at Sderot and the area. Some of them intercepted by Iron Dome.

Rocket barrage on southern Israel

Multiple incendiary balloons land in Gaza envelope

Nobody reported wounded in attacks. One balloon explodes upon landing near Sderot.

Multiple incendiary balloons land in Gaza envelope

IDF attacks 8 Hamas targets

In retaliation for rocket attack on southern Israel, IDF aircraft attack eight targets in three military compounds belonging to Hamas.

IDF attacks 8 Hamas targets

Gaza rocket explodes in southern Israel

Sirens heard in the Eshkol and Merhavim Regional Councils in the Gaza envelope. IDF says Iron Dome was activated.

Gaza rocket explodes in southern Israel

Govt: Gaza missile fired by accident

Security Cabinet decides not to launch military operation in Gaza, saying lightning caused rocket to fire at Be'er Sheva.

Govt: Gaza missile fired by accident

Hamas says it will investigate latest rocket attack

Senior Hamas official says rocket attack this week aimed to sabotage Egyptian ceasefire efforts.

Hamas says it will investigate latest rocket attack

Could lightning have caused rocket to fire at Be'er Sheva?

Defense establishment says rocket strike which destroyed Be'er Sheva home may have been triggered by lightning strike on Gaza.

Could lightning have caused rocket to fire at Be'er Sheva?

Cabinet decides: Response according to need

Cabinet rejects DM's plan for harsh action in Gaza, opting for PM's line of responding in light of developments on the ground.

Cabinet decides: Response according to need

'Final attempt being made for Gaza calm'

Likud MK promises 'blow to Hamas,' says Israel is making 'one of the last attempts' to reach an agreement.

'Final attempt being made for Gaza calm'

Rabbi Eliyahu: Israel in the midst of a 'spiritual struggle'

Chief rabbi of Tzfat says current security situation over Gaza is the same scenario Israel experienced in the story of David and Goliath.

Rabbi Eliyahu: Israel in the midst of a 'spiritual struggle'

Gaza envelope to resume normal routine

Following assessment, Home Front Command lifts the restrictions that were imposed on the Gaza envelope.

Gaza envelope to resume normal routine

Cabinet meeting on Gaza escalation concludes

Meeting of Political-Security cabinet concludes after five and a half hours. Ministers instructed not to give interviews to the media.

Cabinet meeting on Gaza escalation concludes

PA accuses Israel of 'escalation'

PA condemns Israel for airstrikes in Gaza, but doesn't condemn rocket attacks on Israel.

PA accuses Israel of 'escalation'

US condemns Be'er Sheva rocket attack

Trump envoy Jason Greenblatt slams Hamas for rocket attack which destroyed Be'er Sheva home.

US condemns Be'er Sheva rocket attack

'Everything that was struck was destroyed'

IDF general says Hamas will 'find it difficult' to replace facilities destroyed in response to rocket attack on Be'er Sheva.

'Everything that was struck was destroyed'

Watch: Emotional reunion with rescuer

Policeman who rescued children after rocket attack meets family, discovers he served with their father.

Watch: Emotional reunion with rescuer

EU: Rocket fire towards Israel must stop immediately

EU calls for 'de-escalation.' 'The cycle of violence and despair must be broken. Only a political solution can put an end to the violence.'

EU: Rocket fire towards Israel must stop immediately

Watch: Terror tunnel destroyed in Gaza Strip

IDF destroys terror tunnel which extended into Israel from Khan Yunis region, as part of offensive following rocket attack in Be'er Sheva.

Watch: Terror tunnel destroyed in Gaza Strip

Netanyahu in Gaza region: 'Israel will act with great force'

'Israel views with great severity the attacks on it along the fence, in the Gaza vicinity, on Be'er Sheva - everywhere.'

Netanyahu in Gaza region: 'Israel will act with great force'

Gaza Rocket Attack:

'We lost everything'

'It's all gone,' says mother of three whose home was hit in Gaza rocket attack.

'We lost everything'

Police Chief: Israel doesn't want escalation in Gaza

Police Commissioner Alsheikh says events, players are too 'complex' for Israel to want to escalate the situation.

Police Chief: Israel doesn't want escalation in Gaza

Rivlin: Israel won't stand by while our people are under attack

Israeli Pres. Rivlin meets UN coordinator, promises that Israel 'wont stand by' when civilians are under attack.

Rivlin: Israel won't stand by while our people are under attack

'This is what a home hit by a rocket looks like'

Watch: IDF Intl. Spokesman takes viewers on a tour of the Be'er Sheva home hit by a Gaza rocket.

'This is what a home hit by a rocket looks like'

Watch: Gaza terror cell eliminated in IDF strike

Footage shows terrorist cell in northern Gaza Strip preparing to fire rocket at Israel - only to be eliminated in airstrike.

Watch: Gaza terror cell eliminated in IDF strike