The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched further retaliatory strikes against Islamic Jihad after rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip following a ceasefire reached on Nov. 14, the Times of Israel reports.
The ceasefire was reached between the Israeli government and Islamic Jihad on the morning of Nov. 14; since then, four rockets were fired from Gaza toward Israel. The IDF tweeted, “We are currently striking Islamic Jihad terror targets in Gaza. This comes after rockets were indiscriminately fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians today.”
We are currently striking Islamic Jihad terror targets in Gaza.
This comes after rockets were indiscriminately fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians today.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 14, 2019
Schools in Israeli communities along the Gaza border remained closed until Nov. 17.
From Nov. 12 to Nov. 14, Islamic Jihad had fired approximately 450 rockets until Israel in response to the IDF killing Islamic Jihad Senior Commander Bahaa Abu al-Ata. There have been 34 Palestinians killed and 58 Israelis injured due to the strikes, according to Jewish Telegraphic Agency; most of the killed Palestinians were members of Islamic Jihad.
The IDF tweeted out a video on Nov. 13 explaining that Islamic Jihad is an Iranian proxy whose sole purpose is engaging in terrorism against Israelis. The IDF pledged in the video to protect Israeli civilians from terrorists like Islamic Jihad.
Islamic Jihad doesn't want you to see this video.
But we're going to tweet it anyway. pic.twitter.com/IIZe4oii1I
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 13, 2019
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