Gaza Strip
PIJ plot to kill Israelis with anti-tank missile thwarted, says military spokesperson • Hamas not actively participating in the attacks for now.
Warning sirens blare across communities near Gaza including Ashkelon, as well as in Ashdod and the greater Tel Aviv area.
The Defense Ministry is busing people elsewhere in the country, where they are being put in hotels, hostels and guesthouses for the next few days.
The air force’s targets included a terrorist cell in the city of Qarara, close to Khan Younis.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid backs the counterterrorism mission.
China, France and the UAE called the emergency session.
Sources in Hamas indicated that a coordinated action was coming after Tuesday night passed without the expected barrage of rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave.
Two terrorists died in the strike, the Hamas Health Ministry in the Strip said.
“We are in the midst of a campaign. We are prepared for all possibilities. I suggest that our enemies not test us,” said the Israeli premier.
The prime minister briefed Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein a day before “Operation Shield and Arrow.”
The new facility will allow for an additional 6 billion cubic meters of natural gas to be transported annually.
“We must be prepared for every scenario—the IDF and security forces are prepared to defend every front,” said the Israeli defense minister.
