Sunday, May 5, 2019

Massive rocket barrages launched from Gaza


     
     By launching 600 rockets  in 30 hours from positions within the civilian population of Gaza,    the  terror organizations are committing a double war crime: the targeting of Israeli civilians     while using their own civilian population as human shields. ‎ (Incidentally almost 400 landed     in open areas and nearly 200 were intercepted by the Iron Dome system )

Following sniper attacks on Israeli soldiers that took place yesterday (Friday, 3 May 2019), 
wounding of two IDF officers, the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror organizations initiated today
 (Saturday, 4 May) a massive rocket attack of over 430 rockets that were launched on Israeli 
towns and villages in southern Israel. Several Israeli civilians were injured in the attacks,
 including one fatality. The shelling also caused severe damage to homes and property.


In response to the rocket attacks, the IDF targeted terror facilities belonging to the Islamic
 Jihad and Hamas terror organizations in the Gaza Strip, destroying dozens of terror targets
 including an Islamic Jihad terror tunnel from Rafah, rocket launchers, underground weapons manufacturing facilities and terror training bases.


The rockets were launched from positions within the civilian population of Gaza. The terror organizations are thus committing a double war crime: targeting Israeli civilians on the one 
hand while using their own population as a human shield on the other.


Both terror organizations, Hamas and Islamic Jihad (which acts as an Iranian proxy), are 
acting against the interests of the residents of the Gaza Strip and are the main barrier to 
the peaceful development of the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which also receives direct support 
form Iran, ruthlessly rules the Gaza Strip and bears full responsibility for any attack. This
 murderous regime holds the residents of the Gaza Strip captive and endangers their lives.


Israel’s Iron Dome anti-rocket system was activated dozens of times on Saturday to intercept 
the barrage of rockets launched at Israeli communities from Gaza. Israel will continue to 
 do its utmost to defend its citizens and ensure their security against the aggression of 
the terror organizations controlling the Gaza Strip.

The rocket barrages come shortly before a potentially tense month, with Ramadan,
 Israel’s Memorial Day and Independence Day, Nakba Day, and the one-year
 anniversary of the opening of the American Embassy in Jerusalem.


The IDF is also preparing for violence ahead of Eurovision, the finale of which 
will take place in Tel Aviv on May 18 with thousands of tourists expected to attend.


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