Russia has started building fortified structures at key military airbases in an apparent effort to shield its aircraft from ...

Defensive Shield 1 The first Operation Defensive Shield was the largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six Day War, lasting from March 29 until May 10.

That operation—as well as the countless others that the IDF carries out almost every night in some other part of the West Bank—are the results of Operation Defensive Shield from 2002.

Jerusalem has seen far more violence than any city should ever have to — a new defensive shield is bad for ... an operation in East Jerusalem similar to the 2002 Operation Defensive Shield.