Israeli army says about 10 projectiles fired from Gaza
The Israeli army says about “10 projectiles were identified crossing into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip” and “most of them were successfully intercepted.” It added that the details are currently under review.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz said fragments from the projectiles reportedly fell in Ashkelon and Gan Yavne, damaging vehicles and lightly injuring three people.
Intensive Israeli raids north of Deir el-Balah
Our colleagues on the ground are reporting that Israeli warplanes are carrying out intensive raids north of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. This comes after the Israeli army and Hamas’s armed wing said rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza.
At least 43 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since this morning across the Gaza Strip.
Israeli army says five out of 10 projectiles intercepted
The Israeli army has now issued an update in which it says that of the approximately 10 “projectiles” that crossed into Israel, five were “successfully intercepted”.
It said “falls were identified in several areas” and that soldiers had been dispatched to the scenes and were operating in cooperation with Israeli security forces.
Emergency personnel work following a hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, in Ashkelon
Netanyahu says ‘strong response’ to rocket fire from Gaza
The Israeli PM has ordered “a strong response” and approved the continuation of the “intensified” Israeli military operations in Gaza after around 10 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, his office said in a statement.
It also stated that PM Benjamin Netanyahu had spoken with Defence Minister Israel Katz from his plane as he travelled to the US.
Israel issues forced displacement orders for Deir el-Balah
Avichay Adraee, an Israeli army spokesperson, says forced displacement orders have been issued to residents of the Deir el-Balah area.
He said this is a “final advance warning before the attack” and that the army “will attack with great force every area” from which rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip.
He said Palestinians must move “immediately south” to shelters in al-Mawasi, a so-called “safe zone” that Israel has repeatedly attacked during its war on Gaza.
Israel targets site it claims rockets were launched from
Israeli forces say they have carried out an air strike on a alleged rocket launcher in the Gaza Strip after a launch was detected from the area.
Israeli attacks continue across Gaza
Our colleagues on the ground are reporting three Israeli attacks in the neighbourhood of Shujaiya, east of Gaza City. Elsewhere, four explosions followed the Israeli army’s demolition of buildings in Rafah City.
