One day war.
Last week, the south of Israel was subjected to a one-day massive bombardment of rockets from the Gaza Strip.
100 of the 400 missiles were shot down with the Iron Dome anti-missile system.. Residents of shelled cities and towns had to hide in bomb shelters. There are destroyed houses, wounded and one dead. He turned out to be a Palestinian illegal in Ashkelon. One of the rockets hit the kindergarten. Fortunately, there were no children at that moment..
The mass fire was preceded by daily launches of fireballs from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, Friday clashes near the barrier fence, as well as the operation of the Israeli special forces in the Gaza Strip, during which the Israeli Defense Army Colonel M. , representative of the Druze community.
News service "Hevrat a-Hadashot" published details of the incident.
After the special forces car was blocked by Hamas militants, M. got out of the car and opened fire first, causing all backfire. This allowed the rest of the special forces to leave the car and join the battle. who received multiple gunshot wounds, died. The major who followed him liquidated three militants, after which he tried to return to the car and pick up the body of M. but was injured. Shortly thereafter, a rescue unit 669 and covering forces arrived.. The helicopter, in spite of the massive shelling, managed to land the car and take aboard the special forces, including the wounded and the body of the deceased. Lieutenant Colonel M. (41), a resident of the north of Israel, left behind a wife and children.
During the overnight operation in the Gaza Strip conducted by the elite IDF special forces, 7 Hamas militants were killed, including one of the senior leaders of one of the groups who participated in the preparation of terrorist attacks against Israel, including training of suicide bombers.
Israel responded by firing Hamas military facilities.
After which an agreement was reached on a cease-fire, as always a temporary.
Dissatisfied with such a half-hearted decision, residents of settlements located on the border with the Gaza Strip came out and continue to go on demonstrations, demanding a military operation against HAMAS and ensuring the same security for themselves as for residents of the center of the country.
Coalition crisis.
On Thursday, November 15, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who demanded a military operation in the Gaza Strip and did not agree with a temporary truce, sent a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which will take effect in 48 hours. A similar letter must be handed over by the Minister for Aliya and Absorption, Sophia Landver. Early elections are possible in Israel, as the coalition has a minimum number of votes to pass laws, 61. The closest voting in the Knesset on the draft law will show the viability of such a government.
Gender Choice.
According to the results of the municipal elections to the municipal councils held on October 30, 426 women passed, 99 more than the results of the elections of 2013. Currently women make up 16.6% of the total number of municipal council members, reports Ynet portal. In the two municipal councils, women constitute the majority. Four more - women in the minority by one vote. At the same time, in 68 municipal councils there is not a single woman, and in another 23 there is only one woman.. 11 women elected as mayor and 6 advanced to the second round of elections.
Tel Hebron - an ancient Jewish settlement.
The ancient monumental structure of the Cave of the Patriarchs was built by order of King Jord at the time of the Second Temple; then Yehuda Maccabi (Maccabee) conquered Hebron, having beaten him from the Edomites; later, this city was conquered by Shimon Bar Giora during the Great Uprising (known as the Jewish War).
In 69 year n. Joseph Ben Matthiau (he is also Joseph Flavius) mentions the destruction of the city by Roman troops led by Vespasian, but so far there have been no traces of the settlement of the Second Temple era in Hebron..
Excavations revealed to scientists a residential quarter of the Second Temple period, with a paved main street, and at least two residential buildings.. In one of the rooms in the house were found a lot of different-sized vessels, which were probably belonging to the kitchen..
In another house was found a jug built into the floor of the room; perhaps, in the past, it was used to store valuables, and was a kind of "safe", although now, of course, it is already empty.
In addition to residential areas in Tel Hebron, an “industrial zone” was discovered, in which, in particular, there was a kiln for burning pottery vessels.
In addition, an olive and wine press were required here in each ancient city of Judea, respectively, for the production of olive oil and wine.
Until now, all the objects and artifacts found could be found in a non-Jewish settlement, and it would seem that nothing directly indicated that it was Jews who lived in Tel Hebron.. However, in the eastern part of the excavation a large ritual pool (mikvah) was discovered, which in itself is a direct evidence of the Jewish character of the settlement..
The mikvah measures 8x4.5 meters, and from this one can determine that it was a public pool, not a private one.. The proof is that this is a mikvah, and not just a pool, is a long staircase that descends into a smaller pool, which is a very inefficient use of the place if it was part of a public bath.. Another proof is the massive plaster of the steps, the pool and the walls, their rounded finish and the use of fine white plaster, as well as low railings..
Another mikvah was also discovered in the western part of Tel Hebron.. This is no longer an accident, but a clear proof of the Jewish character of the settlement during the Second Temple..