28 Shevat 5780
23 February 2020
Sunday/Monday Breaking News: Terror on the Gaza Border
UPDATE 1:00 AM Monday
Palestinian terrorists have continued pummeling southern Israel with missile barrages at 9:00 pm (Nahal Oz), 9:09 pm (Saad), 10:13 (Sderot), and 10:39 pm (Sderot). Another person, a woman who is 29 weeks pregnant, was injured while running to a bomb shelter. Meanwhile, one missile hit a house in Sderot.
Thus far, 38 missiles have struck southern Israel since 5 pm Sunday.
What has been the IDF response?
According to the IDF spokesman, Islamic Jihad targets have been hit in Gaza and in Damascus. In addition, Israeli aircraft killed terrorists preparing to launch another barrage from northern Gaza.
UPDATE 8:00 PM
Palestinian terrorists in Gaza continue firing missiles at the people of southern Israel.
8 minutes ago at 7:52 pm.
In addition to the above barrage on Ashkelon, another barrage has just hit the Kissufim area.
UPDATE 6:00 PM
At least 21 missiles have been fired at southern Israel (Ashkelon, Chof Ashkelon) in the last hour. 13 hit “open spaces” and 8 were intercepted by Iron Dome batteries. 2 Israelis were injured while running to a bomb shelter; an untold number have been traumatized.
The last barrage:
From the Gaza border up to Ashkelon is where Israeli men, women, and children were targeted by Palestinain terrorists.
This latest round began when two Islamic Jihad terrorists attempted to place bombs beside the Gaza border fence. They were shot and killed by IDF troops while making the attempt.
One of the bodies was retrieved by other terrorists; the body of the other terrorist was retrieved by an Israeli bulldozer operating in the area.
OneIsrael will update this ongoing series of attacks as the situation warrants today.
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