If any other nation on earth was experiencing daily rocket attacks from a hostile, neighboring country, no one would raise an eyebrow when the nation under attack moved to defend itself. But Israel is not just any nation.
Photo Credit: IDF Blog (See below.) This Wednesday in Israel brought the discovery of a new tunnel shaft in Gaza that contained a cache of IDF uniforms, maps and weapons.
Day 15 of Operation Protective Edge: IDF strikes 190 targets as rockets continue. 28 soldiers killed. Kerry and Ban Ki-moon arrive to negotiate ceasefire.
Two incidents last week in Israel highlight a key point for prayers in times like these. On Thursday, a group of Palestinian fighters were stopped by the IAF in an attempt to tunnel into Israel in order to attack Kibbutz Sufa.
The IDF prevented early Monday morning attacks by Hamas gunmen emerging from tunnels as 82 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel on Monday, of which 14 were successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The Gazan death toll rose to 425 and some 35,000 fled the Israel-Gaza Middle East war on Sunday. The Times of Israel, reporting on Israeli Lt. Gen.

Protesters outside the Israeli embassy in London demonstrate against Israel's actions to protect themselves against Hamas terrorism aimed at Israeli citizens for years. Misunderstanding the roots of this Middle East conflict, much of the world stands against Israel.
Two IDF officers were killed this morning when Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israeli territory via a tunnel under the border fence from the central Gaza Strip and ambushed a military vehicle patrolling on the Israeli side of the border, “The Times of Israel” reports.