This report details the humanitarian measures taken for the month of November, 2011. The Israeli Government, together with the IDF, coordinates the delivery of a variety of goods, gas and development assistance to the civilian population of the Gaza Strip on a daily basis.
Overnight, approximately 50 right-wing activists infiltrated the Ephraim Regional Division Headquarters, set fire to tires and damaged vehicles with stones, bottles of paint and by placing nails on the road. IDF forces, together with the Israel Police, expelled these rioters from the base.
The singed road leading to Ephrain Regional devision Headquarters the day after the Events in the area
In addition, rocks were thrown at the Ephraim Regional Division Commander’s vehicle. The commander was not injured.
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Over the weekend, 19 missiles were launched from the Gaza Strip to Israel, attempting to hurt Israeli citizens. Fortunately, this attack on civilian population did not amount to any injuries or casualties.
On Saturday night, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) targeted a weapons manufacturing site used for terror in northern Gaza, and a direct and accurate hit was identified.
On this featured video, the target, a weapons manufacturing facility, is clearly shown embedded within civil population, as the distance between the target and civilian buildings is clearly not long. Despite the short distance, the IAF succeeded in targeting the facility only, and no civilians were hurt.
Also seen in the video is the secondary explosion created by the weapons stored on site.
Since Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005, terrorists have fired more than 7,000 rockets and mortars into Israel, putting millions of Israelis under threat on a daily basis.
In conclusion, during one weekend, over a million Israeli civilians were put in the line of fire as Israel was attacked by 19 rockets launched from the Gaza strip. The IDF responded by targeting specific terrorist sites, While preserving the lives of civilians in the area.
Over the weekend, 19 missiles were launched from the Gaza Strip, aimed at killing Israeli civilians. Fortunately, the missile fire did not amount to any injuries or casualties and hit mostly open fields.
Hamas terrorists with displays of rockets and weaponry. Archive photo: GettyImages
Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted a weapon manufacturing site in the northern Gaza Strip.
Direct hits were confirmed and secondary explosions were identified.
The site was targeted in response to the ongoing rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
Archive: IDF thwarts rocket fire in the gaza strip
The IDF will not allow any attempt to harm the State of Israel and IDF soldiers, and will continue to operate against anyone who uses terror against the State of Israel. The Hamas terror organization is solely responsible for any terror activity emanating from the Gaza Strip.
Each year, thousands of minorities recruits join the IDF. This is not surprising, since the IDF makes tremendous efforts in integrating minorities into the army and society in general.
The many minorities that join the IDF are given special privileges since their differences in religion and culture are accepted. For example, the Druze will be granted time off from the army to celebrate their religious and cultural holidays with friends and family. The IDF is grateful to have an army that is melting with cultures, and therefore shows its appreciation in many different aspects.
An Ethiopian combat soldier is one of many examples of how the IDF integrates minorities
Among the special benefits given to minority soldiers, the IDF has organized specific units that group the minority soldiers together according to their religious and cultural background in order to create a “family feel” where traditions can be practiced and shared.
One of the remarkable stories relating to minorities in the IDF is the one of Monalisa Abdo. Abdo is a nineteen-year-old Arab-Israeli female combat soldier from Haifa that volunteered to enlist in one of the IDF’s most active unisex units. Despite all of the harsh criticism against Abdo, she went through with her decision and is now one of the most talked about figures in the IDF.
IDF soldiers graduating combat training showing the true IDF spirit
Click to read the complete version of the IDF Code of Conduct (Hebrew version here).
This upcoming Saturday (December 10), the IDF will mark the International Human Rights Day. Every year the IDF makes a great effort to spread these values. Famous examples include volunteering with poverty-stricken children in Israel, sending out aid missions to countries struck by disaster, donating money to charities and more.
Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted a terror-affiliated site in the southern Gaza Strip.
Directs hits were confirmed.
Infographic: showcasing the weapons arsenal of Hamas
The IDF will not allow any attempt to harm the State of Israel and IDF soldiers, and will continue to operate against anyone who uses terror against the State of Israel. The Hamas terror organization is solely responsible for any terror activity emanating from the Gaza Strip.
Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted two terror activity sites in the northern and southern Gaza Strip.
IAF targeting terror facilities (Photo: IDF website)
Directs hits were confirmed.
The IDF will not allow any attempt to harm the State of Israel and IDF soldiers, and will continue to operate against anyone who uses terror against the State of Israel. The Hamas terror organization is solely responsible for any terror activity emanating from the Gaza strip.
A short while ago, in a joint IDF-ISA activity, an IAF aircraft targeted a terrorist affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, as well as an additional terrorist in the northern Gaza Strip. These terrorists were both affiliated with a terrorist squad that intended to execute a terrorist attack against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers via the western border. A direct hit was confirmed.
One of the terrorists Isam Subahi Isamil Batash, born in 1968, from the city of Gaza was a senior operative in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades. Batash was involved in numerous previous terror attacks in which terrorists from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel via Sinai. One such attack was the suicide bombing in Eilat (January 2007), in which three Israeli civilians were killed. In recent years, a number of Batash’s attempted attacks were thwarted
Archive: IAF targeting terror facilities (Photo: IDF Website)
The IDF will not allow any attempt to harm the State of Israel and IDF soldiers, and will continue to operate against anyone who uses terror against the State of Israel. The Hamas terror organization is solely responsible for any terror activity emanating from the Gaza strip.
