Israel stops to remember victims of Holocaust
Israel came to a standstill as a siren sounded for two minutes in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Israel came to a standstill as a siren sounded for two minutes in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Three weeks ago, militants in Gaza landed a rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
Israel’s Home Front Command reportedly has instructed municipalities around Gaza to prepare for a fighting period of up to seven weeks.
Israel will \”take whatever action is necessary to put a stop\” to the barrage of rockets from Gaza targeting the country, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ambassadors.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Director of Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, in his annual intelligence assessment to Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz and the IDF general staff, warned on Monday that Israel will face an increasingly volatile region in the coming year, one that is \”more tense and Islamist in nature than before.\”
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz responded to former Israeli security officials who are publicly criticizing a potential air strike on Iran.
Leon Panetta, the U.S. defense secretary, said he hoped Israel\’s top soldier was \”correct\” in assessing that the Iranian regime was rational.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said on Thursday that other countries have readied their armed forces for a potential strike against Iran\’s nuclear sites to keep Tehran from acquiring atomic weapons.
Israel\’s military chief said he does not believe Iran will decide to build an atomic bomb and called its leaders \”very rational\” – comments that clashed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\’s assessment.
Israel must protect Jews around the world in addition to its own borders, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. – Gen. Benny Gantz said.