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Israel News Photos Israel News Pictures Israel News Images of Warm Winter Israel IDF Operation. After the Gaza-Egypt border breach by Hamas during an Israeli blockade of Gaza, Shin Bet officials concluded the Palestinian militant groups had smuggled large amounts of longer range missiles, such as Katyushas and Grads into the Strip that were capable of reaching Ashkelon, a city 6 times as large as the rocket-battered town of Sderot.
On February 27, 2008, Hamas, the Popular Resistance Committees and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad carried out a rocket barrage, in which they fired for the first time 6 Grad missiles at the industrial city of Ashkelon. While only a few people were lightly injured, the attack had a profound psychological impact. The Israeli Prime Minister and several other minister vowed a tough response. The next day, the IDF started an operation to halt, or at least decrease the rocket fire. All Photos by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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GRAD MISSILE FIRED FROM GAZA HITS HOUSE IN ISRAEL
Damage to an apartment in Ashkelon, South Israel directly hit by a Grad-type missile fired by militants from Gaza Strip on Monday March 3, 2008. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
Date: March 3, 2008
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GRAD MISSILE FIRED FROM GAZA HITS HOUSE IN ISRAEL
Damage to an apartment in Ashkelon, South Israel directly hit by a Grad-type missile fired by militants from Gaza Strip on Monday March 3, 2008. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
Date: March 3, 2008
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GRAD MISSILE FIRED FROM GAZA HITS HOUSE IN ISRAEL
Damage to an apartment in Ashkelon, South Israel directly hit by a Grad-type missile fired by militants from Gaza Strip on Monday March 3, 2008. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
Date: March 3, 2008
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ROCKET ATTACK OVER ASHKELON
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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ROCKET ATTACK OVER ASHKELON
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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ROCKET ATTACK OVER ASHKELON
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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ROCKET ATTACK OVER ASHKELON
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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ROCKET ATTACK OVER ASHKELON
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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ROCKET ATTACK OVER ASHKELON
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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ROCKET ATTACK OVER ASHKELON
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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ROCKET ATTACK OVER ASHKELON
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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ROCKET ATTACK OVER ASHKELON
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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GRAD-TYPE MISSILE LANDS IN ISRAEL FIRED FROM GAZA
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza in Kfar Silver, Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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GRAD-TYPE MISSILE LANDS IN ISRAEL FIRED FROM GAZA
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza in Kfar Silver, Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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GRAD-TYPE MISSILE LANDS IN ISRAEL FIRED FROM GAZA
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza in Kfar Silver, Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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GRAD-TYPE MISSILE LANDS IN ISRAEL FIRED FROM GAZA
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza in Kfar Silver, Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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GRAD-TYPE MISSILE LANDS IN ISRAEL FIRED FROM GAZA
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza in Kfar Silver, Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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GRAD-TYPE MISSILE LANDS IN ISRAEL FIRED FROM GAZA
A Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza in Kfar Silver, Ashkelon on Saturday, 1 March 2008. Dozens of Israeli civilians were wounded in two separate incidents Saturday as Palestinian terrorists launched over 45 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday alone. Earlier more people including two children were lightly and moderately wounded when a Grad-type Katyusha rocket smashed into the Ashkelon city. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 1, 2008
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GRAD MISSILE ATTACK ON ASHKELON CITY
One of several Grad type missiles fired into Ashkelon City, Israel on Wednesday February 27, 2008. Earlier in the day a rocket hit a poultry factory in an industrial zone and a several hours later a rocket struck just outside a Carlsberg beer facility. Several rockets landed in the city of Ashkelon, with one rocket landing near the Barzilai hospital\'s helicopter pad. One man was wounded from a rocket that landed in a residential street in the city. At least one person was killed, several were wounded and many were treated for shock Wednesday as least 40 Qassam rockets slammed into the western Negev town of Sderot and surrounding communities. The 47-year-old man called Roni Ichyea was apparently in a car, parked next to Sapir College on the outskirts of Sderot, which was hit by a Qassam. He suffered lethal shrapnel wounds to the chest. The rocket barrage occurred hours after an Israel Air Force strike killed five Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip who were apparently planning a large scale terrorist attack against Israel after having been trained in Iran and Syria. Palestinian officials said two more people, including a civilian, were killed in a second IAF airstrike carried out immediately after the Qassam attack against Sderot. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: February 27, 2008
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GRAD MISSILE ATTACK ON ASHKELON CITY
One of several Grad type missiles fired into Ashkelon City, Israel on Wednesday February 27, 2008. Earlier in the day a rocket hit a poultry factory in an industrial zone and a several hours later a rocket struck just outside a Carlsberg beer facility. Several rockets landed in the city of Ashkelon, with one rocket landing near the Barzilai hospital\'s helicopter pad. One man was wounded from a rocket that landed in a residential street in the city. At least one person was killed, several were wounded and many were treated for shock Wednesday as least 40 Qassam rockets slammed into the western Negev town of Sderot and surrounding communities. The 47-year-old man called Roni Ichyea was apparently in a car, parked next to Sapir College on the outskirts of Sderot, which was hit by a Qassam. He suffered lethal shrapnel wounds to the chest. The rocket barrage occurred hours after an Israel Air Force strike killed five Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip who were apparently planning a large scale terrorist attack against Israel after having been trained in Iran and Syria. Palestinian officials said two more people, including a civilian, were killed in a second IAF airstrike carried out immediately after the Qassam attack against Sderot. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: February 27, 2008
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GRAD MISSILE ATTACK ON ASHKELON CITY
One of several Grad type missiles fired into Ashkelon City, Israel on Wednesday February 27, 2008. Earlier in the day a rocket hit a poultry factory in an industrial zone and a several hours later a rocket struck just outside a Carlsberg beer facility. Several rockets landed in the city of Ashkelon, with one rocket landing near the Barzilai hospital\'s helicopter pad. One man was wounded from a rocket that landed in a residential street in the city. At least one person was killed, several were wounded and many were treated for shock Wednesday as least 40 Qassam rockets slammed into the western Negev town of Sderot and surrounding communities. The 47-year-old man called Roni Ichyea was apparently in a car, parked next to Sapir College on the outskirts of Sderot, which was hit by a Qassam. He suffered lethal shrapnel wounds to the chest. The rocket barrage occurred hours after an Israel Air Force strike killed five Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip who were apparently planning a large scale terrorist attack against Israel after having been trained in Iran and Syria. Palestinian officials said two more people, including a civilian, were killed in a second IAF airstrike carried out immediately after the Qassam attack against Sderot. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: February 27, 2008
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GRAD MISSILE ATTACK ON ASHKELON CITY
One of several Grad type missiles fired into Ashkelon City, Israel on Wednesday February 27, 2008. Earlier in the day a rocket hit a poultry factory in an industrial zone and a several hours later a rocket struck just outside a Carlsberg beer facility. Several rockets landed in the city of Ashkelon, with one rocket landing near the Barzilai hospital\'s helicopter pad. One man was wounded from a rocket that landed in a residential street in the city. At least one person was killed, several were wounded and many were treated for shock Wednesday as least 40 Qassam rockets slammed into the western Negev town of Sderot and surrounding communities. The 47-year-old man called Roni Ichyea was apparently in a car, parked next to Sapir College on the outskirts of Sderot, which was hit by a Qassam. He suffered lethal shrapnel wounds to the chest. The rocket barrage occurred hours after an Israel Air Force strike killed five Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip who were apparently planning a large scale terrorist attack against Israel after having been trained in Iran and Syria. Palestinian officials said two more people, including a civilian, were killed in a second IAF airstrike carried out immediately after the Qassam attack against Sderot. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: February 27, 2008
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CONTROL ROOM OF ASHKELON CITY
The underground control room in Ashkelon city, Israel for emergency forces to monitor the city on Monday March 4, 2008. After a six-day IDF warm winter operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF forces withdrew from Gaza on Monday, ending a three-day offensive that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. During the fighting, Givati force collected weapons, Qassam launchers, and arrested 70-80 Palestinians. In total, Givati suffered two dead and eight injured in the Warm Winter operation. Six of those wounded are still hospitalized. Most of those lightly injured in the activities contributed to fight with their units. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 4, 2008
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DEAF RECEIVE BEEPERS TO HEAR MISSILE ALARM
Deaf people in Ashkelon receive beepers in Ashkelon to enable them to be warned against incoming missiles thrown from Gaza strip due to the recent attack over Israel on Monday March 4, 2008. After a six-day IDF warm winter operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF forces withdrew from Gaza on Monday, ending a three-day offensive that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. During the fighting, Givati force collected weapons, Qassam launchers, and arrested 70-80 Palestinians. In total, Givati suffered two dead and eight injured in the Warm Winter operation. Six of those wounded are still hospitalized. Most of those lightly injured in the activities contributed to fight with their units. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 3, 2008
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DEAF RECEIVE BEEPERS TO HEAR MISSILE ALARM
Deaf people in Ashkelon receive beepers in Ashkelon to enable them to be warned against incoming missiles thrown from Gaza strip due to the recent attack over Israel on Monday March 4, 2008. After a six-day IDF warm winter operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF forces withdrew from Gaza on Monday, ending a three-day offensive that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. During the fighting, Givati force collected weapons, Qassam launchers, and arrested 70-80 Palestinians. In total, Givati suffered two dead and eight injured in the Warm Winter operation. Six of those wounded are still hospitalized. Most of those lightly injured in the activities contributed to fight with their units. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 3, 2008
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DEAF RECEIVE BEEPERS TO HEAR MISSILE ALARM
Deaf people in Ashkelon receive beepers in Ashkelon to enable them to be warned against incoming missiles thrown from Gaza strip due to the recent attack over Israel on Monday March 4, 2008. After a six-day IDF warm winter operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF forces withdrew from Gaza on Monday, ending a three-day offensive that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. During the fighting, Givati force collected weapons, Qassam launchers, and arrested 70-80 Palestinians. In total, Givati suffered two dead and eight injured in the Warm Winter operation. Six of those wounded are still hospitalized. Most of those lightly injured in the activities contributed to fight with their units. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 3, 2008
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IDF TROOPS EXIT GAZA
IDF troops exit Gaza strip through Nachal Oz on Sunday March 2, 2008. After a six-day IDF warm winter operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF forces withdrew from Gaza on Monday, ending a three-day offensive that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. During the fighting, Givati force collected weapons, Qassam launchers, and arrested 70-80 Palestinians. In total, Givati suffered two dead and eight injured in the Warm Winter operation. Six of those wounded are still hospitalized. Most of those lightly injured in the activities contributed to fight with their units. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 2, 2008
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IDF TROOPS EXIT GAZA
IDF troops exit Gaza strip through Nachal Oz on Sunday March 2, 2008. After a six-day IDF warm winter operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF forces withdrew from Gaza on Monday, ending a three-day offensive that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. During the fighting, Givati force collected weapons, Qassam launchers, and arrested 70-80 Palestinians. In total, Givati suffered two dead and eight injured in the Warm Winter operation. Six of those wounded are still hospitalized. Most of those lightly injured in the activities contributed to fight with their units. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 2, 2008
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IDF TROOPS EXIT GAZA
IDF troops exit Gaza strip through Nachal Oz on Sunday March 2, 2008. After a six-day IDF warm winter operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF forces withdrew from Gaza on Monday, ending a three-day offensive that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. During the fighting, Givati force collected weapons, Qassam launchers, and arrested 70-80 Palestinians. In total, Givati suffered two dead and eight injured in the Warm Winter operation. Six of those wounded are still hospitalized. Most of those lightly injured in the activities contributed to fight with their units. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 2, 2008
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IDF TROOPS EXIT GAZA
IDF troops exit Gaza strip through Nachal Oz on Sunday March 2, 2008. After a six-day IDF warm winter operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF forces withdrew from Gaza on Monday, ending a three-day offensive that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. During the fighting, Givati force collected weapons, Qassam launchers, and arrested 70-80 Palestinians. In total, Givati suffered two dead and eight injured in the Warm Winter operation. Six of those wounded are still hospitalized. Most of those lightly injured in the activities contributed to fight with their units. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 2, 2008
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IDF TROOPS EXIT GAZA
IDF troops exit Gaza strip through Nachal Oz on Sunday March 2, 2008. After a six-day IDF warm winter operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF forces withdrew from Gaza on Monday, ending a three-day offensive that left more than 100 Palestinians dead. During the fighting, Givati force collected weapons, Qassam launchers, and arrested 70-80 Palestinians. In total, Givati suffered two dead and eight injured in the Warm Winter operation. Six of those wounded are still hospitalized. Most of those lightly injured in the activities contributed to fight with their units. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye.
Date: March 2, 2008
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UNPROTECTED HOUSE FROM MISSILES IN ASHKELON
A family in Ashkelon are protecting themselves under their stairs as the \
Date: March 2, 2008
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IDF UNIT ON HIGH ALERT