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Soldier killed by Palestinian gunman, Israeli military saysupdated: Fri Jun 01 2012 05:46:00

An Israeli soldier was killed early Friday in an exchange of fire with a Palestinian militant near the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said.

Two Palestinians reported killed in Gaza strikeupdated: Tue Jul 05 2011 12:35:00

Two Palestinians were killed and one wounded in an Israeli military strike in central Gaza, Palestinian medical sources reported Tuesday.

Israel attacks two targets in response to rocket fire, military saysupdated: Mon Jan 10 2011 01:28:00

Israeli warplanes launched air strikes in northern and southern Gaza on Monday in retaliation for rocket fire into Israel, the military said.

Israeli forces hit Gaza with air strikesupdated: Fri Jan 07 2011 09:55:00

Israeli forces carried out air strikes late Thursday in Gaza, but there were no reports of casualties, Israeli officials and a Hamas official concurred Friday.

Israel attacks two targets in response to rocket fire, military saysupdated: Fri Jan 07 2011 09:40:00

The Israeli Air Force targeted two locations that it described as a "terror activity center" and a "Hamas tunnel" in response to rocket fire from Gaza, the military said Friday.

Israeli air strikes hit Gazaupdated: Wed Jan 05 2011 07:34:00

Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes Tuesday at two cities in Gaza, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.

4 injured in Israeli airstrike on Gazaupdated: Tue Dec 21 2010 14:19:00

Four Hamas militants were injured Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike, Palestinian medical officials said.

Object shot out of sky above Israeli nuclear plant, military saysupdated: Thu Dec 16 2010 15:16:00

The Israeli Air Force shot down an unidentified flying object over the Dimona nuclear plant in the Negev Desert Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Israel hits suspected weapons manufacturing siteupdated: Wed Aug 18 2010 03:10:00

The Israeli Air Force struck a suspected weapons manufacturing site in central Gaza Wednesday, in response to two mortars that were fired from the territory a day earlier, the military said.

In Gaza, canister blast kills 6, Israel stages bombingsupdated: Sat May 29 2010 12:26:00

Violence erupted in Gaza tunnels on Saturday when a gas canister explosion in one tunnel killed six Palestinians and the Israeli Air Force bombed another that it said would be used for terror attacks.

Israel hits targets in Gazaupdated: Sat May 29 2010 10:57:00

The Israeli Air Force bombed several targets in Gaza early Saturday, but no injuries were reported, the Israeli military and Palestinian officials in Gaza said.

State media: Lebanon fires on Israeli warplanesupdated: Thu May 27 2010 11:18:00

The Lebanese army fired anti-aircraft guns on Israeli warplanes Wednesday after what it said were repeated violations of Lebanese airspace, state media reported.

More explosive barrels wash up on Israeli beachupdated: Wed Feb 03 2010 12:03:00

Israeli authorities discovered and disarmed an explosive barrel Wednesday, the third to wash up on an Israeli beach this week, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Israel fires at Gaza, says weapons facilities hitupdated: Mon Nov 23 2009 07:32:00

Israeli fighter jets attacked what the country said were "terrorist sites" in Gaza in retribution for an earlier attack, the military said Sunday.

NASA faults equipment in Columbia shuttle disasterupdated: Wed Dec 31 2008 09:27:00

A NASA report on the last minutes of Space Shuttle Columbia cited problems with the crew's helmets, spacesuits and restraints, which resulted in "lethal trauma" to the seven astronauts aboard.

Israel fires rocket at car in Gaza Cityupdated: Sun Jun 11 2006 04:25:00

The Israeli Air Force on Sunday launched a rocket at a car filled with members of Hamas' military wing in Gaza City, Palestinian security sources told CNN.

Israeli helicopters attack targets in Gazaupdated: Mon Dec 13 2004 07:47:00

Hours after a deadly tunnel blast by militants in Gaza killed five Israeli soldiers, Israeli helicopters early Monday fired at two metal workshops in Gaza City, suspected of making weapons.

Attack kills 5 Israeli soldiers at Gaza checkpointupdated: Sun Dec 12 2004 11:20:00

Five Israeli troops were killed Sunday when Palestinian militants set off an explosion in a tunnel beneath an Israeli military checkpoint and opened fire on the checkpoint as well, an Israeli official said.

Missile defense for El Al fleetupdated: Mon May 24 2004 03:17:00

Israel's national airline is taking new measures to safeguard passengers against missile attacks from the ground.

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