“In the aftermath warnings that were recently launched in the south of the countryabout three rockets were detected that flew from the northern Gaza Strip,” the Israeli army said in a statement.
Defense Forces Israela They reported that one of the rockets was shot down by anti-aircraft defenseand the rest two the rest hit open spaces. So far, there is no information about casualties.
Israel. Rockets fired from Gaza Strip
The incident took place on Tuesday evening, shortly after the announcement by Hamas its new leader. He became Yahya Sinwarwho previously led the aforementioned terrorist organization in the territory Gaza Strip.
Shortly after the statement, the armed wing of Hamas said it was moving from the Gaza Strip towards Israeland a salvo of rockets was fired.
According to the Times of Israel, he confessed to the attack. Palestinian Islamic Jihad. It is a paramilitary and terrorist organization with an Islamist profile, founded by a group Palestinian prisoners incarcerated in Israel. The organization was founded in 1979 and initially operated in Egyptfrom where its members were expelled for anti-government activities.
War in Israel. Hamas has a new leader
Since the 1990s, Palestinian Islamic Jihad has worked closely with Hamas, with which it has repeatedly conducted terrorist operations.
According to Israeli military and politicians, Yahya Sinwar was involved in the organization the October 7 attack on Israelwhat makes it one of the most wanted fighters in the region. According to official Israeli data in October the attack killed 1198 peoplemostly civilians, and 251 people were abducted into the Gaza Strip. Although 111 hostages are still being held in Hamas captivity, according to the Israeli army probably 39 of them are already dead.
In an interview with Al-Jazeera television, Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan said Sinwar intends to continue negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza and the return of hostages. “The problem in the negotiations is not the change in Hamas,” he added, blaming Israel i United States for the failure to reach an agreement.
W Israeli retaliatory campaign in the Gaza Strip, at least 200,000 people have died so far 39,653 Palestinians. These are data from the Hamas-controlled Gazan Health Ministry, which does not include the number of the organization's members.
Unrest in the Middle East is growing. Assassination attempt on Ismail Haniyeh
The election of the new head of Hamas came less than a week after the assassination attempt on the life of the previous leader of the organization – Ismail Hanija. On Wednesday, July 31, Hanije and his bodyguard were killed in Tehranwhere he came to take part in the swearing in of the new president Iranu. Although the investigation has only just begun, both Iranand Hamas accused of the attack Israel.
The day before the assassination attempt on the leader HamasThere was an Israeli retaliatory attack on Beirutin which the military leader of the Lebanese terrorist party and organization was killed Hezbollah – Fuad Shukr. Shukr has been responsible for previous rocket attacks on Israel, including the recent shelling of Israeli-controlled Golan Heightsin which 12 people died.
Source: “Times of Israel”
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