Operation protective edge

On this day: Bodies of Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrah found in West Bank

The murder of the three teenagers led to the IDF’s invasion of Gaza the next week, launching the 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge.

Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Shaer and Naftali Fraenkel (L-R).
IDF soldiers complete an operation to seal the underground tunnel in which the remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin were held captive by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. June 29, 2026.

IDF seals 16-kilometer Hamas tunnel where murdered soldier Hadar Goldin's remains were held

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs the first meeting of the Palestinian unity government, June 2, 2014.

On This Day: Fatah, Hamas factions form short-lived 'Palestinian Unity Government' to rule over PA

IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas used to attack Israel, in Beit Hanun, December 17, 2023

'Like a subway': IDF reveals Rafah tunnels where Hadar Goldin's remains were held


Former chief of staff Gantz: We were killed for Jerusalem, we'll continue to defend it

"The capital of Israel is Jerusalem, no matter what," said Gantz.

Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz speaks at Limmud FSU

Netanyahu plays tour guide to Israel’s 3 millionth visitor in 2017

Excluding “day-trippers”, tourism numbers have gone up since 2014 Gaza war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center-left) and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin (right) welcome the 3 millionth tourist, Romanian couple Ioana Isac (center-right) and Mihai Georgescu (left)

Danny Danon sums up two nonstop years as Israel's UN envoy

Danon acknowledged that his hobnobbing with diplomats and statesmen in New York is giving him valuable experience that could serve him well down the line.

Danny Danon

Unlearned lessons from the Gaza War

MK Ofer Shelah defends Knesset report he led on 2014 Gaza War as ‘completely professional,’ not political.

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Assuta Ashdod University Hospital's integrated care model makes health system history

“This is one of the most important modern Zionist projects in Israel and the most dramatic event in the Israeli health system in decades,” said Prof. Joshua Shemer, chairman of Assuta Medical Centers

Assuta Ashdod University Hospital

Hamas leader to JPost: We're ready for long-term cease-fire with Israel

According to Yousef, if Israel lifts its closure on the Strip, it would not have to worry about Hamas’s commitment to a cease-fire.

Hamas leader Hassan Yousif in his living room in Beitunia, a suburb of Ramallah, September 6, 2017.

Film shows a glimpse into the family of a missing soldier

The film is a rare glimpse into the family life during the first year of the soldier’s abduction in Operation Protective Edge.

The President's Wife (center), Nechama Rivlin, pose with the parents of Hadar Goldin, Leah and Simha Goldin.

Protective Edge memorial to be established in Southern Israel

68 soldiers died in the 2014 war.

Existing amphitheater on site of new memorial for fallen soldiers during Operation Protective Edge.

The Israeli warrior waiting in the wings

Former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon frankly discusses Operation Protective Edge, the Elor Azaria affair – and his own vision and ambition.

Moshe Yaalon

Israeli Ministry of Defense shields kindergartens near Gaza Strip

The Construction engineering wing in the Israeli Ministry of Defense will start a 20 million NIS shielding project in Ashkelon and Sha'ar HaNegev.

Shielding classrooms and kindergardens near to the Gaza strip.