Israeli Air Defenses Intercept Rocket From Gaza - Military Sun 25th April 2021 | 12:30 AM
TEL AVIV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 25th April, 2021) A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on Saturday night was intercepted by the Israeli air defense system, the military said. For the second night in a row, Israelis are running to bomb shelters because of an incoming rocket fromGaza. Thankfully, it was intercepted by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System, the Israeli military tweeted.
The military said that air raid sirens kept thousands of Israelis up on Friday night. It estimated that 36 rockets had been fired from the Palestinian exclave. Six of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome weapon.
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Palestinian militants shot 36 rockets into Israel overnight.
Israel responded by launching strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
The fire exchange follows violent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police in Jerusalem.
Israeli jets and attack helicopters launched strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip following a night of rocket fire by Palestinian militants, the Associated Press reported.
Underground infrastructure and rocket launchers belonging to Hamas were destroyed in the targeted attack, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
The strikes were in response to some 36 rockets being fired into southern Israel overnight, AP said. Six of the three dozen rockets fired were intercepted by Israel s Iron Dome Aerial Defense System, the IDF said on Twitter.
Israel strikes Gaza sites in retaliation
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Israel strikes Gaza sites in retaliation. Image Source: IANS News
Jerusalem, April 24 : Israel s military said Saturday that it struck military sites in the Gaza Strip after at least 36 rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave into southern Israel over the past two days.
On Friday night, amid recent tensions between Palestinians and the Israeli police in east Jerusalem, militants in Gaza fired three rockets towards southern Israel. Overnight, Israel retaliated with airstrikes on sites belonging to Hamas, an Islamist Palestinian group that runs Gaza, which was followed by more rockets fired at southern Israel, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Israeli military strikes Gaza sites
By IANS| Posted by Neha | Published: 24th April 2021 7:33 pm IST Representational Photo
Jerusalem: Israel’s military said Saturday that it struck military sites in the Gaza Strip after at least 36 rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave into southern Israel over the past two days.
On Friday night, amid recent tensions between Palestinians and the Israeli police in east Jerusalem, militants in Gaza fired three rockets towards southern Israel. Overnight, Israel retaliated with airstrikes on sites belonging to Hamas, an Islamist Palestinian group that runs Gaza, which was followed by more rockets fired at southern Israel, the Xinhua news agency reported.