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An Israeli Border Guard with a Federal M201-Z riot gas gun. The primary Border Police weapons are the CAR-15 and M-16 rifles, some of which are attached to the M-203 grenade launcher. The Border Police also use standard IDF equipment such as vests and helmets. Special units of Border Police use Glock 17, Glock 19, Jericho, or FN HP pistols.
The document provided a plan that included a large-scale rocket assault before an invasion, drones to knock out the surveillance cameras and automated guns that Israel has stationed along the border, and gunmen invading Israel, including with paragliders. The Times reported, "Hamas followed the blueprint with shocking precision."
Egyptian authorities released what the BBC called a "vaguely-worded statement" asserting the police officer was taking part in an anti-smuggling chase when he crossed the border. [5] [6] [7] A drug smuggling attempt had taken place hours before the shootings; Israeli officials said they had confiscated 1.5 million shekels worth of goods overnight.
The war erupted after Hamas and Islamic Jihad, two militant groups backed by Iran, carried out a devastating cross-border attack on Oct. 7 that killed 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped 250 others.
Yet the attacks still came as a surprise to Israel, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday. “In military history there are always big surprises, Pearl Harbor ...
When Hamas militants broke through the Gaza fence in this month’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the kibbutz of Mefalsim – less than two miles from the border – was on the front lines.
[3] [7] Several minutes later, a bomb was detonated next to an Israeli army patrol along Israel's border with Egypt. In a third attack, an anti-tank missile hit a private vehicle, killing four civilians. [8] Eight Israelis – six civilians, one Yamam special unit police sniper and one Golani Brigade soldier—were killed in the multiple-stage ...
JERUSALEM/GAZA/SDEROT (Reuters) -Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday, killing at least 250 Israelis and escaping with dozens of hostages in by far ...