IDF News from the Front: December 2013

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News from the Front December 2013

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A summary of the threats the IDF faced in December 2013.

Transcript of IDF News from the Front: December 2013

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News from the Front December 2013

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12/2 : Soldiers in the Golan were the victims of gunfire from Syria. Our forces retaliated and confirmed a direct hit 12/7 : An explosion took place on the border with Syria. We confirmed that the blast was intended to harm IDF soldiers. 12/15 : A sniper from the Lebanese Armed Forces killed an IDF soldier driving near the border with Lebanon 12/19 : A Palestinian opened fire on soldiers during an arrest attempt in Judea and Samaria , but our forces neutralized the threat

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12/20 : A rocket fired from Gaza exploded in southern Israel. More than 30 rockets were fired in 2013 12/21 : Soldiers prevented an attack along the security fence in Gaza 12/23 : A police officer was stabbed in Judea and Samaria 12/23 : Another rocket fired from Gaza exploded in southern Israel.

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12/24 : Following a sniper’s murder of an Israeli citizen working along the Gaza border, the IDF targeted terrorist sites in the Gaza Strip 12/26 : We arrested a Palestinian terrorist who had entered Israel for medical treatment while planning an attack on Israeli civilians 12/26 : Following the firing of rockets into Israel, the IDF struck two terrorist targets in Gaza 12/29 : After 5 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, our artillery retaliated by targeting the source of fire

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• When a massive snowstorm struck Israel, our forces helped hundreds of stranded residents • In Judea and Samaria, we helped civilians by clearing roads and by working together with Palestinian emergency services • In Gaza, the IDF facilitated the transfer of about 1.2 million liters of gas and other emergency goods to Palestinians

Assisting Israelis and Palestinians during the snowstorm

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Training in the field

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Honoring minorities who serve Israel