sderot Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/sderot/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:39:58 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.jwire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jwirelogocleangoog.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 sderot Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/sderot/ 32 32 6446428 Sderot left exposed: Israeli probe uncovers miscommunication, lack of preparedness during October 7 attack https://www.jwire.com.au/sderot-left-exposed-israeli-probe-uncovers-miscommunication-lack-of-preparedness-during-october-7-attack/ https://www.jwire.com.au/sderot-left-exposed-israeli-probe-uncovers-miscommunication-lack-of-preparedness-during-october-7-attack/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:39:58 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=168152 The Israel Defence Forces “failed in its mission to protect the residents of Sderot” according to a military report on Hamas’ October 7 attack on the city released on Wednesday. The findings, part of a broader investigation into the military’s response to the surprise attack, paint a picture of unpreparedness, miscommunication, and logistical breakdowns that […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/sderot-left-exposed-israeli-probe-uncovers-miscommunication-lack-of-preparedness-during-october-7-attack/feed/ 0 168152 Hugs for Sderot kids returning to school five months after Hamas attack https://www.jwire.com.au/hugs-for-sderot-kids-returning-to-school-five-months-after-hamas-attack/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hugs-for-sderot-kids-returning-to-school-five-months-after-hamas-attack/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:14:34 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156443 The city of Sderot reopened its schools on Sunday for the first time since Hamas’s October 7 attacks as life in the Israeli communities near Gaza took another step towards returning to normalcy. “We really had a very, very, very exciting day; it’s meeting after months with students we haven’t seen, with families we haven’t […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/hugs-for-sderot-kids-returning-to-school-five-months-after-hamas-attack/feed/ 0 156443 240,000 Israelis living in limbo after Oct. 7 https://www.jwire.com.au/240000-israelis-living-in-limbo-after-oct-7/ https://www.jwire.com.au/240000-israelis-living-in-limbo-after-oct-7/#respond Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:54:58 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=153734 Around 240,000 Israelis from devastated communities near Gaza and towns near Lebanon under fire have been forced to evacuate to date. Families are being housed in temporary accommodation in other parts of the county without knowing when they can return to their homes. “As far as Sderot is concerned, once the Israeli prime minister, the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/240000-israelis-living-in-limbo-after-oct-7/feed/ 0 153734 MDA paramedics treated victims inside an MDA station under fire https://www.jwire.com.au/mda-paramedics-treated-victims-inside-an-mda-station-under-fire/ https://www.jwire.com.au/mda-paramedics-treated-victims-inside-an-mda-station-under-fire/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2023 05:56:58 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=151351 Georgi Guliak, a senior paramedic at MDA, woke up on Saturday and went to his regular shift at the Magen David Adom station in Sderot. Just before he arrived at the station, he started hearing gunshots on the road he was travelling on. Victims, including those in serious and critical condition, began arriving at the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/mda-paramedics-treated-victims-inside-an-mda-station-under-fire/feed/ 1 151351 Israel strikes Gaza after overnight rocket fire https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-strikes-gaza-after-overnight-rocket-fire/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-strikes-gaza-after-overnight-rocket-fire/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:44:15 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=148958 Israel struck two Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip early in Wednesday morning in retaliation for overnight rocket fire. Iron Dome interceptors shot down five rockets launched at Israel on Tuesday night. One house in Sderot was damaged by falling shrapnel. In retaliation, Israeli aircraft struck “an underground weapons workshop used by the chemical unit […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-strikes-gaza-after-overnight-rocket-fire/feed/ 0 148958 Israel strikes Hamas targets after Gaza rocket fire https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-strikes-hamas-targets-after-gaza-rocket-fire/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-strikes-hamas-targets-after-gaza-rocket-fire/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:28:41 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=145105 Israel launched retaliatory air strikes on Gaza on Thursday morning after terror groups fired rockets. Six rockets apparently fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad triggered alarms in the cities of Ashkelon and Sderot around 4:00 AM. Five were intercepted by the Iron Dome system, while the sixth landed in an open area, causing no damage. No […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-strikes-hamas-targets-after-gaza-rocket-fire/feed/ 0 145105 After days of rockets on southern Israel, Hamas gets an ultimatum https://www.jwire.com.au/after-days-of-rockets-on-southern-israel-hamas-gets-an-ultimatum/ https://www.jwire.com.au/after-days-of-rockets-on-southern-israel-hamas-gets-an-ultimatum/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 05:26:58 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=123672 Yaakov Lappin: As part of its power struggle with Fatah, Hamas is allowing smaller Gazan terror factions to fire rockets at Israel, though Jerusalem has warned that any escalation will result in firmer retaliation.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/after-days-of-rockets-on-southern-israel-hamas-gets-an-ultimatum/feed/ 0 123672 Terrorists fire rocket at Israel, IAF retaliates https://www.jwire.com.au/terrorists-fire-rocket-at-israel-iaf-retaliates/ https://www.jwire.com.au/terrorists-fire-rocket-at-israel-iaf-retaliates/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2019 06:48:11 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=106990 Gaza-based terrorists fired a rocket at the southern town of Sderot last night.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/terrorists-fire-rocket-at-israel-iaf-retaliates/feed/ 0 106990 Israel under fire https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-under-fire/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-under-fire/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2018 01:32:09 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=87382 Three people were injured when a mortar fired from Gaza hit a house in the town of Sderot at around 6:30 p.m Saturday evening.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-under-fire/feed/ 1 87382 Kids in embattled Israeli city of Sderot take time to show kites can elicit fun, not fear https://www.jwire.com.au/kids-in-embattled-israeli-city-of-sderot-take-time-to-show-kites-can-elicit-fun-not-fear/ https://www.jwire.com.au/kids-in-embattled-israeli-city-of-sderot-take-time-to-show-kites-can-elicit-fun-not-fear/#respond Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:31:32 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=86445 “Ours are kites of life, not death,” said Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi.

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