Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza on alert against Palestinian threats

Posted by Matt in March 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Arab Communities, Debkafile, Espionage, Factions, Fatah, Gaza Strip, Halil, Hamas, Israeli Arabs, Israelis, jerusalem, Mahmoud Abbas, Muslim Leaders, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Violence, Palestinians, Rage, Rivers Of Blood, Terrorism Security, West Bank

Although Monday, March 15, went by without an unusual level of Palestinian violence, aside from sporadic rock-throwing incidents against Israelis, Fatah factions opposed to Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas called on the Palestinians of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as well as Israeli Arabs to mark Tuesday as a “Day of Rage.”
In the [...]

Israel simulation prepares for two-front war with Hamas and Hizbullah

Posted by Matt in February 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, War, Exercises, Frontier, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hizbullah, Israel, Israel Army, Israel War, Lebanon, Simulation, Syria

Officials said the Israel Army has been conducting exercises in preparation for a two-front war. They said the military envisions fighting along the southern Israeli frontier with the Gaza Strip as well as with Lebanon and Syria.
Israel simulation prepares for two-front war with Hamas and Hizbullah

War game shows how attacking Iran could backfire – KansasCity.com

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2010 | 2 comments

Published in Iran, Israel, War, Attacking Iran, Brookings Institution, Clash, Game Shows, Gaza Strip, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East Policy, Neighbors, Nuclear Challenge, Nuclear Weapons, Persian Gulf, Proxies, Reinforcement, Saban Center For Middle East Policy, Simple Solution, Straits Of Hormuz, Tank, War Game, World Game

Apparently, the war game doesn’t include the use of nuclear weapons by Israel to obliterate its neighbors.
Instead, Iran attacks Israel, both directly and through its proxies in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. It misinterprets U.S. actions as weakness and mines the Straits of Hormuz, the world’s chief oil artery. That sparks a clash and [...]

Iran steps up training of Hamas retaliation force

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, Confrontation, Future War, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hamas Gunmen, Iran, Israel, Jewish State, Nuclear Facilities, Retaliation, Security Official, tehran

Iran has increased exponentially its training of Hamas gunmen both in the Gaza Strip and abroad, a senior Egyptian security official told WND.
The official said Iran believes there will be a confrontation with Israel this year over Tehran’s nuclear facilities and has thus stepped up training of Hamas, whose gunmen will be instrumental in carrying [...]

‘Israeli hit’ in Gulf may spark blood feud – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in February 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Blood Feud, Bloodshed, Dubai, Eye For An Eye, Fundamentalist, Gaza Strip, Gulf Emirate, Hamas, Hamas Leader, Intelligence Service, Israel, Jan 19, Mahmoud, Middle East, Mossad, Palestinian Group, Upi

The assassination of a senior Hamas leader, apparently by Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, on Jan. 19 may well trigger a surge of eye-for-an-eye bloodshed — and not just in the Middle East.
The fundamentalist Hamas, the Palestinian group that controls the Gaza Strip, has vowed to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in [...]

At the mouth of the volcano – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Explosion, Gaza Strip, haaretz, Intifada, Iran, Israel, Israel News, Lebanon, Policeman, Signs, Swords, Verbal Barbs, Volcano News, West Bank, West Bank Palestinians

Signs indicative of an impending explosion are coming from every side: from Iran, Lebanon, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and also Israel, which is on its own against them all. Instead of trying to calm the situation, the region’s leader are sharpening their swords and trading verbal barbs. The evident weakness of the “world’s [...]

U.S. asks Israel to refrain from retaliatory attacks

Posted by Matt in January 25th, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in Israel, Barack Obama, Gaza Strip, Government Sources, Israel, Israel Government, Lebanon, Massive Retaliation, Missile, Senior Officials

Government sources said the administration of President Barack Obama has renewed appeals by senior officials for Israel to refrain from massive retaliation to missile and rocket launches from either the Gaza Strip or Lebanon.
U.S. asks Israel to refrain from retaliatory attacks

A New Kind of War | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in January 21st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Compounds, Conflict, End Result, Foreign Policy, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Heart, Houses, IDF, infrastructure, Islamist, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Israelis, Landmines, Palestinians, rockets, Tank, tunnels

The end result of Operation Cast Lead, last year’s conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, was quite clear. During three weeks of fighting over December 2008 and January 2009, more than 1,300 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed and at least 2,500 houses in the strip were demolished. There is an ongoing [...]

Israeli intel: Hamas has amassed 5,000 rockets since 2009 war

Posted by Matt in January 18th, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Capability, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Intel, Israel, Military Sources, Regime, Rockets And Missiles, Succession

“Hamas wants to develop a capability where it could use its missiles and rockets to stop an Israeli ground advance,” the source said. “Firing one or two rockets is insufficient. Instead, you have to fire 10 to 20 rockets toward a specific area.”
Israeli military sources said the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip was developing [...]

DEBKAfile – A new Israeli border fence linked with Egypt’s iron wall tightens Gaza siege

Posted by Matt in January 10th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Binyamin Netanyahu, Border Fence, Criminal Elements, Egypt, Egyptian Border, Egyptian Side, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Israeli Border, Israeli Prime Minister, Job Seekers, radar, Security Barrier, Sensor Instruments, terrorists

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu approved Sunday, Jan. 10, the construction of a security barrier along the Israeli-Egyptian border. The $1.5 billion structure will be fitted with radar and sensor instruments for spotting approaching trespassers, terrorists from the Gaza Strip and Sinai, criminal elements and job-seekers while they are still on the Egyptian side of [...]