The Iron Dome: IDF continues retaliatory strikes on Hamas military intelligence, tunnel
The bloody conflict in the Gaza is not showing signs of dying down, with ongoing strikes and retaliations, The Iron Dome Aerial Defense System has one purpose—to intercept rockets mid-air before they can kill Israeli civilians.
IDF aircraft struck an Islamic Jihad terror squad in central Gaza. The squad was struck while preparing to launch rockets toward Israel according to the IDF. Since 8:00 this morning, We’d May 29, we have identified and struck 9 underground & above-ground rocket launch sites in Gaza.
IDF fighter jets struck the main operations center of the Hamas internal security forces in northern Gaza. The operations center was a central part of Hamas’ terror infrastructure. “We provided advance warning to those inside & allowed sufficient time to evacuate,” IDF tweeted.
An assailant armed with an IED, an improvised “Carlo” submachine gun, & a knife arrived in Hebron, and attempted a combined attack on IDF soldiers. Our soldiers spotted the assailant, responded with fire & neutralized him.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided the following readout:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin “Benny” Gantz. Secretary Austin reiterated the United States’ unwavering support for Israel’s right to defend itself and to protect Israeli civilians, and lamented the loss of innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives. He expressed his support for de-escalation of the conflict and the restoration of calm.
Former Secretary of State Pompeo and elected officials warn that the U.S. funding has helped enable the latest clashes.
Ted Cruz@tedcruz· tweeted “Perhaps they should ratchet down the sanctimonious lectures, given that the rockets raining down on Israeli citizens were likely paid for by U.S. tax dollars that the Biden Admin gave the Palestinian Authority—and Biden wants to give billions more to Iran, which is funding Hamas.”
All Reporting Israeli Defense Forces official website and related social media, as well as White House twitter.
A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck a multi-story building which contained military assets belonging to the intelligence offices of the Hamas terror organization.
The building contained civilian media offices, which the Hamas terror organization hides behind and uses as human shields. The Hamas terror organization deliberately places military targets at the heart of densely populated civilian areas in the Gaza Strip.
Prior to the strike, the IDF provided advance warning to civilians in the building and allowed sufficient time for them to evacuate the site.
15.5.2021
Yesterday (Friday), IDF observation troops spotted a number of suspects digging into the ground and cutting the border fence.
IDF soldiers that were deployed in a number of places around Metula spotted the suspects approaching towards the border fence and cutting it. The soldiers operated to stop the suspects according to standard operating procedures, including by firing towards their legs, after which the suspects retreated back to Lebanon.
The other side of the story:
Supporters of Palestine fire back with harsh accusations, blaming the IDF of exaggerating the threats and targeting locations with known civilians as well as taking out an building housing AP that IDF claimed also housed Hamas.
Among the targets struck: a multi-barrel rocket launcher from which rockets were fired at Jerusalem on the first day of Operation “Guardian of the Walls”.
15.5.2021, 9:41During the night, the IDF struck dozens of terror targets in the Gaza Strip.
IDF fighter jets and aircraft struck a large number of rocket launch sites and underground rocket launchers, among them a multi-barreled rocket launcher, from which rockets were fired at Jerusalem on the first day of Operation “Guardian of the Walls”. A number of terrorist squads on their way to launch rockets into Israeli territory were also struck, along with a Hamas post which included an Anti-Tank missile launcher in Jabalia.
In addition, the shaft of a Hamas terror tunnel located underneath a hotel beach in the northern Gaza Strip was struck. This serves as an additional example as to how the Hamas terror organization deliberately places its military assets and operates in civilian areas. In addition, operational apartments belonging to Hamas naval force operatives were struck, as well as two apartments belonging to Hamas commanders in Sabra Tel al-Hawa and Beit Lahiya. All of the apartments served as terror infrastructure and command and control centers for recent hostilities.
In addition, a large number of rocket launch sites and underground rocket launchers were struck, among them a multi-barreled rocket launcher, from which rockets were fired at Jerusalem a few days ago. A number of terrorist squads on their way to launch rockets into Israeli territory were also struck, along with a Hamas post which included an Anti-Tank missile launcher in Jabalia.
In addition, operational offices belonging to the head of the Hamas Security Forces in Rimal, which served as terror infrastructure were struck, as well as a number of significant weapons storage warehouses belonging to terror organizations in the Gaza Strip. In these warehouses were paragliders intended for aerial infiltration into Israeli territory and Hamas air force equipment was stored.