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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