On Wednesday evening, five rockets were fired from northern Gaza at Ashdod, with Hamas later claiming responsibility. Earlier in the week, there were additional rocket launches targeting southern Israel and an aid distribution site. On Thursday, an officer was seriously injured, and two other soldiers were lightly wounded in an attack on an army post in central Gaza. These events occurred while Hamas was considering a US-brokered ceasefire-hostage proposal, which Israel had agreed to.
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Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv area. The question that arises is whether Hamas still has old stockpiles of rockets or if they are receiving fresh supplies of ammunition. The situation seems to be escalating, with rockets being fired from Rafah, an area that the IDF had been monitoring closely. They knew that the launchers and rockets would be destroyed, so they took preemptive action. In addition to the rockets from Hamas, Hezbollah has also sent over 60 rockets towards northern Israel today, yet the media seems to provide minimal coverage, perhaps because such attacks have sadly become commonplace over the past seven months.… Continue reading
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