IDF announces major operation in Gaza as rocket fire escalates in south

Iron Dome Defense System, Israel.

Barrage of Gaza rockets fired at southern Israel as IDF prepares for escalation; Iron Dome intercepts 12 projectiles; sirens sound in Ashdod, Ashkelon, Beit Shemesh and Rehovot.

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Two Katyusha rockets land in northern Galilee

The landing site of a rocket fired into Israel's territory from Lebanon in August (photo credit: Kobi Snir/Flash90)

The landing site of a rocket fired into Israel’s territory from Lebanon in August (photo credit: Kobi Snir/Flash90)

No wounded or damage reported; IDF retaliates with artillery fire at Lebanese targets; two additional rockets fall short, land inside Lebanon

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IDF: Explosion on Israeli-Syrian border preplanned

A section of Israel's new border fence, as seen from the Syrian side of the barrier (Photo credit: Mitch Ginsburg/Times of Israel)

A section of Israel’s new border fence, as seen from the Syrian side of the barrier (Photo credit: Mitch Ginsburg/Times of Israel)

Military investigation reveals explosives placed on eastern side of border fence were intended for unit patrolling the area

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Defense minister: Hamas preparing for new violence

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, center, visiting an IDF soldier on Sunday, November 3, 2013, who was wounded late Thursday, October 31, 2013, in an explosion while attempting to destroy a Hamas tunnel intended to facilitate terror attack in Israeli towns along the Gaza border. (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni, Defense Ministry)

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, center, visiting an IDF soldier on Sunday, November 3, 2013, who was wounded late Thursday, October 31, 2013, in an explosion while attempting to destroy a Hamas tunnel intended to facilitate terror attack in Israeli towns along the Gaza border. (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni, Defense Ministry)

On visit to wounded soldiers from explosion on Gaza border, Ya’alon warns that attacks will be met with ‘suitable response’

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5 IDF soldiers injured near Khan Younis in Gaza

A view of a tunnel dug by Palestinians beneath the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel and recently uncovered by Israeli troops, on October 13, 2013 (photo credit: David Buimovitch/Flash90)

A view of a tunnel dug by Palestinians beneath the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel and recently uncovered by Israeli troops, on October 13, 2013 (photo credit: David Buimovitch/Flash90)

Apparent Hamas mortar attack targets Israelis attempting to blow up terror tunnel; two soldiers in moderate condition

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IDF hits back at Gaza after early morning rocket fire

Smoke billows after an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip on November 18, 2012. (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90)

Smoke billows after an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip on November 18, 2012. (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90)

Precision strike targets missile launchers, hours after Iron Dome intercepts rocket aimed at Ashkelon

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Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired at Ashkelon from Gaza

An Iron Dome interceptor missile rising up to meet incoming rockets from Gaza on November 20, 2012. (photo credit: Mendy Hechtman/Flash 90)

An Iron Dome interceptor missile rising up to meet incoming rockets from Gaza on November 20, 2012. (photo credit: Mendy Hechtman/Flash 90)

Sirens heard in communities surrounding Strip; comes hours after Israel names 26 Palestinian prisoners set to go free, including 5 Gazans

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