With IDF information complete and preparations made over the past three days, Kochav added, “We carried out a devastating ambush that thwarted Jabari and the anti-tank cell members along with others.” IDF spokesman Ran Kochav said earlier Friday that “Jabari was responsible for the specific threat over the past three to four days to fire anti-tank missiles and mow down Israeli civilians or soldiers in the Gaza border area.” The rest fell into open ground and caused no injuries.Ī ball of fire and smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip August 5, 2022. Over 40 crossed the border, of which 33 were intercepted by Iron Dome. It was said that almost half had been neglected in the Gaza Strip. The IDF said about 80 had been released during that time. There were no reports of casualties or damage from rocket hits.Īccording to local authorities, all of the missiles fired appeared to have either landed in an open area or been intercepted by Iron Dome.īy 10 p.m., the PIJ claimed it had fired about 100 rockets into Israel. Several Iron Dome interceptor missiles were seen attacking incoming missiles over southern Israel in several separate barrages. Warnings were also heard in the Tel Aviv suburbs of Rishon Lezion, Holon and Bat Yam. with sirens wailing in Ashkelon, Ashdod, Sderot, Yavne and other southern communities.
Rocket launches on Friday began just before 9 p.m. Terrorist missiles threaten innocent civilians – both Israelis and Gaza. The army estimated that between 10 and 20 terrorists had been killed in the first wave of airstrikes.īy nightfall, the Hamas-led Health Ministry confirmed that at least 15 people had been killed, including a five-year-old girl, and 55 others injured.ħ1 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel.ĩ of those rockets fell INSIDE the Gaza Strip. The IDF also targeted the head of the anti-tank guided missile arsenal and several squads preparing to attack. Jabari replaced Abu al-Ata as commander of the group in northern Gaza after his assassination by Israel in 2019. One of the attacks killed one of the PIJ’s senior commanders, Tayseer Jabari, who Israeli leaders said was planning to attack Israeli civilians near the border. In its round of strikes within the operation, the military said six sites were hit by fighter jets and armed drones. On Friday night, PIJ terrorists fired relentless volleys of rockets at Israeli communities in southern and central Israel, hours after the military launched Operation Breaking Dawn with air strikes in the Gaza Strip in response to what leaders described as an ongoing “tangible” threat to Israelis Civilians and soldiers in the areas bordering the Gaza Strip.
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