During the previous Israeli operation in Gaza, the terrorist organizations used what they call 'the war of consciousness' attributing the death of innocent and uninvolved people to the Israeli Air Force pilots. Perhaps the most memorable event is around a missile that fell on a house that had no connection to the terrorist organization or the Israel Defense Forces target map in the operation. The IDF, however, knew that it was a failed rocket launch by Hamas that caused the killing, but it was very difficult for them to prove it until a video shot in the Gaza Strip arrived and showed that the rocket was launched from a launch pit in the Gaza Strip and fell before it even had time to gain momentum.

11 May 2023

Read more: Learning From The Past, Israel Prepared For PR Battle Over Civilian Casualties

In a joint press conference by the Israeli Prime Minister and the heads of the security establishment Tuesday evening, the Shin Bet chief Ronan Bar revealed as part of the reason for the attack yesterday that took out three Islamic Jihad leaders in Gaza, that one of their terror cells was working to build & fire rockets from Jenin toward Israeli territory, thereby importing Gaza's terrorist methods into Judea and Samaria. According to Bar, the plans were foiled. "We see this as a dangerous precedent. We have no intention of turning Afula or Shaked [Israeli townships] into a new target," Bar said.

10 May 2023

Read more: Shin Bet Foils Terror Cell In Jenin Planning To Launch Rockets

UPDATE: At around 1:45 PM IST, Rockets began to be fired toward Israel from Gaza. Sirens have been sounding as far north as Tel Aviv. This comes as Israel faced an eery calm, waiting for the rockets to begin.

10 May 2023

Read more: Israel Remains On High Alert As Rockets Begin To Be Fired From Gaza Strip

Two years after the Miron disaster on Lag B'Omer that claimed the lives of 45 people, the annual revelry at Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai's grave took place with tens of thousands of people participating in the largest religious event in Israel. The event began at 20:30 with the traditional lighting that was led by the Rebbe of Bayan and Rabbi Nachum Dov.

09 May 2023

Read more: Meron Event A Success Two Years After Deadly Stampede Killed 45

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Israel Defense Forces along with the Federal security agency Shin Bet began "Operation Shield and Arrow" in the Gaza Strip. The initiated operation, which arrived about a week after more than 100 rockets were fired into Israeli territory, began with the elimination of three senior officials in the Islamic Jihad, including Khalil Bahitini,  the Islamic Jihad’s senior operational commander and commander of the northern Gaza Strip region. Sadly, two children of one of the leaders were also killed in the hyper-targeted blasts.

09 May 2023

Read more: Israel Launches 'Operation Shield & Arrow' In Gaza, Killing Three PIJ Leaders