Israel’s Netanyahu says he will fight any sanctions on army battalions

 

Israeli soldiers of the Jewish Ultra-Orthodox battalion Netzah Yehuda

 

Apr 21, 2024. Posted by  Periscope - Hellas

January 28 - Detained Palestinians were filmed kneeling on the ground, with bare feet and blindfolded and handcuffed

 

Jan 28, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The Israel Defense Forces announced today that the men were "suspected of terrorist activities" and that they were arrested in Gaza and transferred to Israel for further investigation.

 

Expert says U.S. urges Israel to learn from Iraq's lesson in its war on Gaza

 

Jan 7, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Just over a week after Oct. 7, while Israel was still reeling from one of the worst security failures in its history, U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Tel Aviv with a warning: Don’t repeat America’s mistakes.

What is Israel up to in Gaza?

 

Jan 2, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

As Israel carries out its continuous campaign in Gaza, the recent announcement of withdrawing troops has gained attention. It is being reported that the decision to discharge five combat brigades has received support from the United States. 

Israeli army says it 'mistakenly' killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza

 

Dec 15, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The Israeli army said its troops shot and killed three hostages on Friday, December 15, after "mistakenly" identifying them as a threat. 

An Israeli helicopter mistakenly shot a group of Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip

Dec 8, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

An incident occurred in Israel in which an Israeli helicopter apparently mistakenly attacked a building containing Israeli military personnel. According to Ynet, one Israeli soldier was killed in the incident.

Fortified tunnel found under Gaza’s Shifa hospital, IDF says

Nov 19, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Israel published a video on Sunday of what it described as a tunnel dug by Hamas terrorists under the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital.

Israel: Arms industry sees boom in war

 

 

 

Nov 16, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The escalating needs of the military are further amplified by 190,000 new applications for weapons licenses, with tens of thousands of rifles and pistols already distributed to civilians

Israeli Defence Force soldiers pray at 6th century Gaza synagogue for first time

 

Nov 9, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers have broken a decades-long hiatus, marking a historic moment as they prayed at the ancient synagogue in Gaza. 

5 Israeli Merkava tanks were destroyed in the Gaza Strip this morning

 

Nov 7, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

A new statement issued by the Al-Qassam Combat Brigades, the main military branch of Hamas, reported the destruction of two Israeli Army (IDF) tanks near the Al-Shati camp in the Gaza Strip using Yassin 105 anti-tank missiles.

International criticism is growing over Israel's operation in Gaza

 

An Israeli air raid struck Gaza City's al-Shati refugee camp on November 6

Nov 6, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Since the terror attack by Hamas on October 7 that left over 1,400 in Israel dead, Israel has been bombing the Gaza Strip in an effort to destroy the militant group. 

Palestine says minister’s remarks on nuking Gaza reflect Israel’s ‘genocidal war’

Photo:Morocco World News

Nov 5, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Sunday “inflammatory” remarks made by an Israeli minister hinting at the possibility of a potential nuclear strike on Gaza.

WATCH: IDF on Gaza shore as war enters new phase; key PIJ terrorist 'eliminated'

 

Oct 29, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Israeli forces are expanding ground operations in Gaza while their fighter jets have struck hundreds more Hamas targets, the Israeli military said on Sunday, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the second phase of a three-week-old war. 

Israeli tanks raid northern Gaza Strip

 

Oct 26, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Israeli tanks and infantry raided the northern Gaza Strip in a predawn attack Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.

Egypt's Army: Egyptian border watchtower accidentally bombed by Israel, probes underway

Photo showing Rafa border closed

 

Oct 22, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The Egyptian Armed forces announced that the Israeli occupation forces accidentally hit an Egyptian watchtower in the Egyptian side near the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip.

 

"During the ongoing clashes in the Gaza Strip, Sunday, 10/22/2023, one of the Egyptian border watchtowers was accidentally hit by fragments of a shell from an Israeli tank," said the Egyptian Armed forces Spokesperson in a statement.

"The incident resulted in minor injuries to some border watchmen," he added.

 

"The Israeli side expressed its regret immediately over the unintentional incident, and an investigation is being conducted to know circumstances of the incident," the army added.

 

Avichay Adraee, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson for Arab media, said on his X (formerly Twitter) that an IDF “regrets over the incident” after “an IDF tank accidentally fired and hit an Egyptian position near the border in the Karem Abu Salem area.” He added that “incident is under investigation.”

War was imposed on Israel; so was an opportunity to transform reality

 

Israelis hold a vigil in Tel Aviv in the aftermath of the Hamas terror attack, Oct. 13, 2023 | Photo: Erez Linn

 Oct 13, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The current situation means Israel is now able to not only to overthrow Hamas and to destroy its capabilities, but also to create a situation where the Gaza Strip no longer disturbs the State of Israel – neither politically, from a security point of view, economically, or in any other way.

 

Israel prepares for full offense on Gaza as US carrier strike group arrives

 

Israel escalated its airstrikes on Gaza and cut off the Hamas-run strip from essential supplies including food and fuel, as fighting entered a fourth day

Oct 10, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Updates as events are developing on the ground:

Israel Announces Death of Lt Col Eli Ginsburg, Mastermind of “Mavi Marmara” Raid

Ιsrael Defence Force announce the demise of Lt Col Eli Ginsburg,the commander of "Shayetet 13"

 Oct 10, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Turkish media claims that Lieutenant Colonel Eli Ginsburg was one of the key masterminds behind the fierce Israeli commando raid on the humanitarian ship "Mavi Marmara" in 2010, resulting in the deaths of 10 of its passengers, nine of whom were Turkish citizens.

What went wrong? Questions emerge over Israel’s intelligence prowess after Hamas attack

 

Oct 9, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

For Palestinians in Gaza, Israel’s eyes are never very far away. Surveillance drones buzz constantly from the skies. The highly-secured border is awash with security cameras and soldiers on guard. Intelligence agencies work sources and cyber capabilities to draw out a bevy of information.

Israel pounds over 500 targets in Gaza overnight, total death toll crosses 1,000

Palestinians inspect the damages after Israeli strikes at Beach refugee camp, in Gaza City on October 9, 2023.  Reuters

Oct 9, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling struck more than 500 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, the Israeli military said Monday as the Israeli military fought to regain control of the desert areas around Gaza.