On 12 June 2014 , three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped Kidnapping at the bus/hitchhiking stop Process_end at the Israeli settlement of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion , in the West Bank , as they were hitchhiking Self_motion to their homes .

On 12 June 2014 , three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped Kidnapping at the bus/hitchhiking stop Process_end at the Israeli settlement of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion , in the West Bank , as they were hitchhiking Self_motion to their homes .

Within days , Israeli investigators , though lacking conclusive proof , strongly suspected Suspicion the teenagers had been killed Killing , and , if so , knew Know where the victims ' bodies would probably have been dumped Placing .

On 15 June , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Telling that the teens had been kidnapped Kidnapping by Hamas , which Hamas denied .

On 25 July , BBC correspondent Jon Donnison tweeted that Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld stated Statement that the kidnappings Kidnapping did not occur Presence on the orders of , or with the knowledge of the Hamas leadership , and that the crime Committing_crime was the action of a `` lone cell '' .

Hussam Qawasmeh 's lawyers stated Statement that he confessed Reveal_secret under `` heavy torture '' from Israeli security services , Shin Bet .

Hamas leader Khaled Mashal said that some Hamas members had kidnapped Kidnapping and murdered Killing the Israeli teens but stated Statement that they were not acting on orders from the Hamas leadership , which he said Telling , were `` not aware of this action taken Conquering by this group of Hamas members in advance '' and the first he heard about it was through the Israeli investigation Scrutiny into the events .

Hamas leader Khaled Mashal said that some Hamas members had kidnapped Kidnapping and murdered Killing the Israeli teens but stated Statement that they were not acting on orders from the Hamas leadership , which he said Telling , were `` not aware of this action taken Conquering by this group of Hamas members in advance '' and the first he heard about it was through the Israeli investigation Scrutiny into the events .

The soldier was captured Conquering amid a background of violence between the IDF and Palestinian militant groups since the Israeli withdrawal Escaping from Gaza .

According to statistics published Publishing by the Israeli government , 757 missiles from Gaza hit Attack Israel between the withdrawal and the end of June 2006 .

When `` Autumn Clouds '' ended Process_end on November 26 with an Israeli withdrawal Escaping and ceasefire Process_end between Hamas and Israel , no deal for the release of Shalit had been reached Arriving .

Israeli officials said Statement that he was preparing GetReady the final stages of a new mega-attack that could have claimed Statement multiple lives .

Palestinian militant groups retaliated Revenge by launching rocket attacks Attack on Israel , with over 300 Grad missiles , Qassam rockets and mortar shells launched , of which 177 hit Israeli territory striking Attack the major urban centers of Ashdod , Ashkelon and Beersheba , as well as smaller communities .

Some deaths Death and injuries Bodily_harm among Palestinian civilians during the escalation , which were reported Reporting as casualties Catastrophe of the clashes Hostile_encounter , were later shown to be unrelated to Israeli actions .

A greater disaster Catastrophe was averted Preventing_or_letting when Mordechai Rahamim , an undercover Israeli security agent stationed Placing on the plane , opened Openness fire at the attackers Attack and killed Killing the terrorist Terrorism leader .

Israeli government is convinced Coming_to_believe that Iran is interested in creating Creating territorial contiguity from Iran to the Mediterranean and in transferring Military_operation military forces – including naval vessels , fighter planes and thousands of troops – to permanent bases in Syria and is trying to `` Lebanonize '' Syria and take over Military_operation using Using Shi'ite militias , as it had done with Hezbollah in Lebanon .

As Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has warned Warning , `` everything possible will be done to prevent the existence of a Shi'ite corridor from Tehran to Damascus '' .

In 2017 , Israeli intelligence discovered Know an Iranian base being built Building in Syria just 50 km from the Israeli border .

In 2017 , Israeli intelligence discovered Know an Iranian base being built Building in Syria just 50 km from the Israeli border .

The Israeli military is reportedly preparing GetReady itself for potential threats should there be a power vacuum in Syria .

The first incident of this kind took place Process_start on 30 January 2013 , when Israeli aircraft were accused Judgment_communication of allegedly striking Attack a Syrian convoy transporting Sending Iranian weapons to Hezbollah .

In 2015 , suspected Suspicion Hezbollah militants launched an attack Attack on Israeli forces in Shebaa farms .

In March 2017 , Syria launched anti-aircraft missiles towards Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights , allegedly targeting Aiming Israeli IAF aircraft , which Syria claimed Statement were on their way to attack Attack targets in Palmyra ( Syria ) .

According to some sources , the incident was the first time Israeli officials clearly confirmed Check an Israeli strike Attack on a Hezbollah convoy during the Syrian Civil War .

According to some sources , the incident was the first time Israeli officials clearly confirmed Check an Israeli strike Attack on a Hezbollah convoy during the Syrian Civil War .

Hezbollah 's 7 October 2014 attack Attack on Israeli forces , its first declared Expressing_publicly such operation since 2006 , proved the seriousness of the threat .

The Itamar attack Attack , also called Name_conferral the Itamar massacre , was an attack Attack on a Jewish family in the Israeli settlement of Itamar in the West Bank that took place Process_start on 11 March 2011 , in which five members of the same family were murdered Killing in their beds .

Al-Mabhouh—a co-founder of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades , the military wing of Hamas—was wanted by the Israeli government for the kidnapping Kidnapping and murder Killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989 as well as purchasing Commerce_buy arms from Iran for use Using in Gaza ; these have been cited as a possible motive for the assassination Killing .

Al-Mabhouh—a co-founder of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades , the military wing of Hamas—was wanted by the Israeli government for the kidnapping Kidnapping and murder Killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989 as well as purchasing Commerce_buy arms from Iran for use Using in Gaza ; these have been cited as a possible motive for the assassination Killing .

His assassination Killing attracted Influence international attention in part due Causation to allegations that it was ordered Request by the Israeli government and carried out Military_operation by Mossad agents holding Hold fake or fraudulently obtained Getting passports from several European countries and Australia .

Interpol and the Dubai police believed that the suspects stole Theft the identities of real people , mostly Israeli dual citizens .

However , later in March , Dubai police chief said Statement , `` I am now completely sure that it was Mossad '' , and went on to say Statement `` I have presented Presence the ( Dubai ) prosecutor with a request Request for the arrest Arrest of ( Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ) Netanyahu and the head of Mossad '' for the assassination Killing .

In March 2010 , the British foreign secretary , David Miliband , expelled Removing an Israeli diplomat after the UK 's Serious Organised Crime Agency discovered Know that Israel had forged Causation copies of British passports .

On 24 May , the Australian government expelled Removing an Israeli diplomat after concluding that there was `` no doubt Israel was behind the forgery of four Australian passports '' related to the assassination Killing .

The attack Attack led to Causation sharp condemnations Judgment_communication from Israeli and Egyptian authorities .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed Expressing_publicly his condolences Judgment_communication for the Egyptian soldiers killed Killing , and praised Judgment_communication IDF troops for their preparedness and handling Resolve_problem of the attack Attack .

The 2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack Attack was a combined vehicular assault Attack and stabbing Attack attack Attack carried out Attack at 01:40 ( GMT+2 ) 29 August 2011 in which a Palestinian attacker stole Theft an Israeli taxi cab and rammed Destroying it into a police checkpoint guarding the popular nightclub , Haoman 17 , in Tel Aviv which was filled Filling with 2,000 Israeli teenagers .

The 2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack Attack was a combined vehicular assault Attack and stabbing Attack attack Attack carried out Attack at 01:40 ( GMT+2 ) 29 August 2011 in which a Palestinian attacker stole Theft an Israeli taxi cab and rammed Destroying it into a police checkpoint guarding the popular nightclub , Haoman 17 , in Tel Aviv which was filled Filling with 2,000 Israeli teenagers .

The 2011 Israeli social justice protests Protest ( ) , which are also referred to by various other names in the media , were a series of demonstrations Social_event in Israel beginning Process_start in July 2011 involving Cause_to_be_included hundreds of thousands of protesters from a variety of socio-economic and religious backgrounds opposing Response the continuing rise in the cost Cost of living ( particularly housing ) and the deterioration Agree_or_refuse_to_act of public services such as health and education .

Soon afterwards , the protests spread Dispersal to many other major cities in Israel as thousands of Israeli protesters began Process_start establishing Building tents in the middle of central streets in major cities as a means of protest Protest .

The hijackers demanded Request the release Releasing of 700 Shi'ite Muslims from Israeli custody and took Conquering the plane repeatedly to Beirut and Algiers .

It later became Becoming clear that the Israeli invasion Attack and the subsequent Anglo-French attack Attack had been planned Arranging beforehand by the three countries .

Israel fulfilled Achieve some of its objectives , such as attaining Getting freedom Change_of_leadership of navigation through the Straits of Tiran , which Egypt had blocked Hiding_objects to Israeli shipping since 1950 .

On 12 July 2006 , Hezbollah fighters fired Use_firearm rockets at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an anti-tank missile attack Use_firearm on two armored Humvees patrolling Patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence .

On 12 July 2006 , Hezbollah fighters fired Use_firearm rockets at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an anti-tank missile attack Use_firearm on two armored Humvees patrolling Patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence .

Two Israeli soldiers were abducted Kidnapping and taken Conquering by Hezbollah to Lebanon .

On 1 October 2006 , most Israeli troops withdrew Escaping from Lebanon , although the last of the troops continued Hold to occupy Control the border-straddling village of Ghajar .

The allegations against Israeli agents had `` wide consensus '' amongst Iraqi Jews in Israel .

Many of the Iraqi Jews in Israel who lived Connect in poor conditions blamed Judgment_communication their ills and misfortunes on the Israeli Zionist emissaries or Iraqi Zionist underground movement Participation .

Israeli involvement has been consistently denied Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the Israeli government , including by a Mossad-led internal inquiry , even following the 2005 admission of the Lavon affair .