The Moment Israeli Navy thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons: IAF Hits Hamas targets in Gaza As hostilities heat up again

This is the moment the Israeli Navy thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons to the Hamas terror group in Gaza. In an operation 3 months ago, our Navy pursued & captured this vessel off the coast of northern Sinai, seized the weapons & arrested the terror operatives aboard…IDF

This is the moment the Israeli Navy thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons to the Hamas terror group in Gaza.

In an operation 3 months ago, our Navy pursued & captured this vessel off the coast of northern Sinai, seized the weapons & arrested the terror operatives aboard. pic.twitter.com/tayv8sMWGU

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) February 4, 2020

The targeting of the sites in Gaza this week is in direct response to the barrage of explosive balloons and rockets that hit Israel over the past days., IDF said

Saturday was the fourth day in a row in which terrorists in the Strip fired rockets or mortar shells at southern Israel. Throughout the day on The first Saturday in February, a number of balloons suspected of carrying explosive devices were launched from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, Times of Israel reported.

In response to rockets and explosive balloons launched from #Gaza into #Israel over the last day, our Air Force just struck a number of Hamas targets in Gaza.

We hold Hamas responsible.

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) February 1, 2020