Hamas claims responsibility for rockets; IAF strikes terrorist squads, killing 4 Hamas members; southern municipalities cancel school; Iron Dome successfully intercepts eight Grad rockets fired at South.
A 33-year-old Kfar Saba resident was arrested Monday morning after he threatened restaurant workers in Tel Aviv at gunpoint, demanding to be served shawarma.Note, the checkpoint wasn't there for the Shawarma robber. Nope, one of Kfar Saba's entrances leads to the wild lands of Palestinian Authority and settlements.
Shawarma is a dish of grilled meat, usually turkey or lamb, shaved off a large block kept rotating on a spit and served in a pita or wrap.
A short time after the suspect fled the scene, police received a report of a man who matched the description of the restaurant robber also threatening the owners of the nightclub HaOman 17.
The suspect was finally arrested at a checkpoint set up at the entrance to Kfar Saba. He was set to go before the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court for a remand hearing.
IAF aircraft strike a terror activity center in northern Gaza, several hours after terrorists fire on Sderot.
A rocket fired from Gaza crashed into southern Israel on Monday night, without causing casualties or damage, an Israeli military spokesman said.
"The rocket landed in the Ashkelon area without causing any casualties or damage," the spokesman told AFP.
The attack comes after a similar incident on Monday.
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Responding to a question about Israel’s request that he explain his “red lines” on the Iranian nuclear program, Obama said, “I am going to block out any noise that’s out there.” He continued, saying that despite the “noise,” he is “in close consultation with the Israelis” because “they’re one of our closest allies in the region.”
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The three terrorists, who were planning a major attack along the border, were subsequently killed by IDF troops from the male-female Caracal Battalion. Two other terrorists fled back into the Sinai, and were still being hunted by Egyptian security authorities on Saturday night.
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Soldier killed in terror attack on Egypt border identified as Netanel Yahalomi, 20, of religious community of Nof Ayalon. Initial inquiry reveals terrorists opened fire on security post as several soldiers left to offer water to African infiltrators
The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on their car, a Libyan official said, as they were rushed from a consular building stormed by militants denouncing a U.S.-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.
Bacile, a California real estate developer who identifies himself as an Israeli Jew, said he believes the movie will help his native land by exposing Islam's flaws to the world. "Islam is a cancer, period," he said repeatedly, his solemn voice thickly accented. The two-hour movie, "Innocence of Muslims," cost $5 million to make and was financed with the help of more than 100 Jewish donors, said Bacile, who wrote and directed it.Like I mentioned above, I don't believe a word of it. Who is this guy? Anyone heard of him? What is this report of "100 Jewish donors"?! This smells of "elder of ziyon" type conspiracy.
Gaza terrorists fired two more Kassam rockets at the Sderot school as children were returning home from their first day at school.
Gaza terrorists fired a Kassam rocket on the Sderot area minutes after students arrived at their classes for the first day of school.
Egyptian paper says Shiite terror group held three-day military-style maneuvers supervised by Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah, Iranian Revolutionary Guards' officials
The Egyptian government-backed newspaper Al-Gomhuria reported Thursday that Hezbollah held an unprecedentedly large military-style exercise this week, which included over 10,000 of its operatives.
According to the report, the drill was personally supervised by Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah.
The maneuvers spanned three days and were also supervised by "top officials" from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the paper reported.
According to the report, the drill "simulated actual fighting and defending of strategic villages, as well as contingencies to raiding and occupying areas in the Israeli Upper Galilee – something Nasrallah has called for in the past."
The newspaper said that the majority of the exercise took place at the Beqaa Valley, which it hedged may be the scene for any potential battle between Israel and Hezbollah; as the area is both dominated by the Shiite organization and includes key weapon delivery routes.
Arab media outlets say armed gunmen from global jihadist movement attacked Egyptian soldiers in north Sinai; hijacked armored vehicle and infiltrated into Israel. IAF hit target; no Israeli casualties reported
Armed men attack Egyptian military base in Sinai, stealing 2 armored vehicles and ramming through Kerem Shalom Crossing; one vehicle explodes, the 2nd hit by IAF strike, at least 3 terrorists killed; no Israelis hurt.Two days ago Israel issued an alert for a terror attack from Egypt, this morning, Israel took out a 22 year old described as a leader of a global jihad group. In the evening hours, the attack came.
