On Tuesday evening, an alert went off in Kibbutz Kissufim, and the IDF spokesman reported that one missile from the Gaza Strip was launched into Israeli territory and landed in an open area. No interceptors were launched as per policy. Prior to that, the IDF spokesman revealed that six mortar launches were detected from Gaza into Israeli territory in the last hour with some falling in the Strip and some landing near the perimeter fence in Israeli territory. The Home Front Command application activated the alert for open areas only. The rocket attack sparked criticism about the Israeli deterrence, and ministers demanded a meaningful response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The enemy did not wait for the security consultation to end in Israel and have started preparing for an Israeli reaction. Hence, Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders went down to the bunkers. (Archive photo).
This evening (Tuesday) an alert was activated in Kibbutz Kissufim. Therefore, the IDF spokesman said: “Following the report of the activation of the alert, one launch from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory was detected that fell in an open area. No interceptors were launched according to policy.”
Earlier, the IDF spokesman stated that “six mortar launches were detected in the last hour from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, some of them failed launches that landed in the Gaza Strip and some landed near the perimeter fence in Israeli territory. An alert was activated in the Home Front Command application in open areas only.”
The rocket barrage rekindled criticism of the extent of Israeli deterrence. Ministers demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu respond in a meaningful way this time.
On the enemy’s side, they did not wait for the end of the security consultation in our country, and have already begun preparing for an Israeli response. Therefore, the leaders of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad in the Strip went down to the bunkers. (Photo: Archive).