2024-04-16 15:17:22
On April 13, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed missile launchers in the Gaza Strip aimed at the central part of the country. As Day.Az reports, the army press service reported this on the Telegram channel.
On the night of April 13, air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel. The IDF reported that three arrivals were recorded in the city of Sderot in southern Israel, and the missiles were successfully intercepted. The Israeli army opened artillery fire in the area from which they were launched.
IDF fighter planes struck and blew up three launchers containing 20 missiles ready to be launched into central Israel.
The 162nd Division continues to conduct targeted operations in the central Gaza Strip, according to the Army. Over the past 24 hours, infrastructure facilities of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas were destroyed, and several militants were eliminated. In total, more than 30 radical targets were struck in the Gaza Strip.
Let us recall that the situation in the Middle East escalated on October 7, when thousands of armed Hamas militants entered Israel from the Gaza Strip, attacked civilians and kidnapped more than 200 hostages. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was at war. A ground operation was launched, its goal was the return of the hostages and the complete destruction of Hamas.