The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday that it had destroyed a rocket launcher in the Gaza Strip that was used to fire missiles into Israel on Monday.
“Following the firing of rockets into central Israel yesterday, the IAF [Israeli Air Force] “Fighter jets attacked a launcher used to fire rockets loaded with mortar shells,” the Israel Defense Forces tweeted about the operation. (Related article: Democratic Congressman Richie Torres pursues the international community after a report says the United Nations is full of ties to Hamas)
IDF operations continue in Gaza.
In response to a barrage of rockets in central Israel yesterday, International Air Force fighter jets attacked a launcher used to fire rockets loaded with mortar shells.
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Multiple terrorists were eliminated by IAF aircraft… pic.twitter.com/Tii0pNbJ4u— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) January 30, 2024
The IDF said the tweet itself included video of both the barrage of rockets fired from the launcher on Monday and the destruction of the site by the Israeli Air Force.
“At least 11 bullets” of rockets fired into Israel's main city, Tel Aviv, from southern Gaza on Monday were the first attack of its kind in two months, Times of Israel military correspondent Emmanuel Fabian said. he tweeted.
The IDF announced that it had struck a rocket launcher used by Hamas in yesterday's attack on Tel Aviv.
The attack was the first on Tel Aviv in almost two months, and at least 11 shells were fired from southern Gaza.
The IDF says some mortars were also stored… pic.twitter.com/z9nopgxWQr
— Emmanuel (Manny) Fabian (@manniefabian) January 30, 2024
Israel's Iron Dome shot down seven of an estimated 11 projectiles, with the rest landing in sparsely populated areas of central Israel, the Times of Israel reported. report. The infrequency of missile attacks against Israel reportedly suggests that Hamas' arsenal is under stress, although not completely exhausted.
Another air force strike near the rocket launcher destroyed “locations used by Hamas anti-tank missile units,” the Israel Defense Forces said, Fabian added in a tweet.
